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The outworks of American defenses in the Western Pacific run in a great are from the Aleutians down the fringes of the Asian mainland to the Philippines. The keystone--without which the defense of Korea could not have been attempted--is Occupied Japan.
J Dentico, fugutive for over 6 yrs from Narcotics Bur, held, NYC, as alleged member of combine with Mex??? source; Atty Kaplan links him with Luciano mob; Mrs A Tritto held for harboring him
Divers repts US Govt stock interest completely paid off by banks; banks now 100% owned by member insts
The official acreage report issued last week indicates that the Department of Agriculture's goal of 16,000,000 bales of cotton from this year's crop may be achieved.
The eight-game winning streak of the league-leading Dodgers ended yesterday. The seventh-place Cubs, who had lost eight in a row, beat the Brooks twice, 5--4 and 11--7, and reduced their lead over both Cardinals and Giants to nine games.
1951Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (died 2010)[†]
Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".
1951Jesse Ventura, American wrestler, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota[†]
Jesse Ventura is an American politician, political commentator, actor, media personality, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor with the Reform Party and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]