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survey of TV effects in 100 communities; film theatre attendance down sharply in TV cities; table; increase in drive-in theatres linked; many film theatres converted to TV studios; effects on Hollywood, illus
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Deputy Min Malik fails to make island status a condition for Korean cease-fire talks, UN radio s
USSR Literary Gazette charges US Embassy staff desecrated grave; Amb Kirk statement
1951Raelene Boyle, Australian sprinter[†]
Raelene Ann Boyle is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1998. Boyle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and subsequently became a board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). In 2017, she was named a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
1951Charles Sturridge, English director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Charles B. G. Sturridge is an English director and screenwriter. He is the recipient of a BAFTA Children's Award and four BAFTA TV Awards. He has also been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]