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IND motor man A LaSalle killed as his train rams empty parked train and catches fire near Simpson St el station; Comr Bingham scores Fire Dept rescue methods
Roland describes internment; Johansen denies rejecting return to USAF; Czech returns jets
enemy 4-day losses in Pyonggang area put at 1,500
slowdown ends after Mulrain orders suspension of laggards and cancels all vacations; union chiefs lay slowdown end to expectation that Mayor will act; 15 suspended; vacation ban rescinded; collection conditions
Rules Iran should return oil properties to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co pending final settlement of dispute
1951Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica[†]
Lorna Golding is the wife of the 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding. Lorna Golding, is sister of retired JLP MP, Minister, and Speaker of the House Pearnel Charles. She completed school at New York Business Institute and worked at the office of British and Africa Affairs and the United Kingdom and Supply delegation, a subsidiary of the British Consulate. She later worked for the NAACP and with the Sierra Leone Mission to the United Nations. Her career has included working in Early Childhood Education - Building a Better Jamaica.
1951Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer[†]
Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, making him the only Australian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, in addition to three BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.
1951Rick Sternbach, American illustrator and concept designer[†]
Richard Michael Sternbach is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Star Trek television series.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]