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4 declared fugitives from justice; Judge Kaufman bars bail cut and acceptance of bonds offered by Field for CRC; Govt recalls G Eisler flight; Judge Frank hears arguments on bail cut and bond offer; Mindel released in $5,000 bail put up by Field; Amter continues in parole
Gromyko assails move
2 Met Hosp employes held for supplying TB patients with heroin; Kogel calls such smuggling recurrent hosp problem; alleged peddler held, E Harlem; 13 others arraigned; SI Highway Dept sprays marijuana
Mossadegh wins confidence votes from both Houses; service stations stripped of co signs; exit visas reptdly asked for 3,000 Abadan employes; Grady-Mossadegh conf illus
Pres Plaza Lasso (Ecuador) urges betterment of conditions
1951Brian Cookson, British cyclist and sports administrator[†]
Michael Brian Cookson OBE is the former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), having been elected to the post in September 2013 at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships.
1951Craig Gruber, American bass player (died 2015)[†]
Craig M. Gruber was an American rock bassist, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow. He also played in Elf, consisting of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarist Steve Edwards.
1951Humphrey Ocean, English painter and academic[†]
Humphrey Ocean is a contemporary British painter.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]