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WASHINGTON, July 26--It would cost the United States around $25,000,000,000 to provide its allies with the essential capital equipment for defense against aggression, Secretary of State Dean Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today.
US Sgt Giltner sends home rug made of 48 matched leopard skins; Korean Consul Gen Namroong, NYC, says rug is natl treasure that was displayed in palace of late Queen Min; Seoul; puts value at $100,000; plans probe
session described; accord reached in 9 mins
Held for criminal conspiracy
1951Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs[†]
Roseanna Cunningham is a retired Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform from 2016 to 2021. She was previously Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training from 2014 until 2016.
1951Bob Diamond, American-English banker and businessman[†]
Robert Edward Diamond Jr. is an American banker and former chief executive officer of Barclays plc. In 2010, he became its president and deputy group chief executive; and in January 2011, succeeded John Varley as group chief executive of Barclays.
1951Rolf Thung, Dutch tennis player[†]
Rolf Thung is a retired Dutch tennis player. With Louk Sanders, he won the doubles title of the 1978 British Hard Court Championships.
1951Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (born 1891)[†]
Paul Nikolai Kogerman was an Estonian chemist and founder of modern research in oil shale.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]