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bail for 2 women cut to $25,000 each, for 8 others to $50,000 each; plea of 11th taken under submission by Carter to permit defense to carry to Appeals Ct its contention Carter is disqualified by personal bias
Blaik describes Acad tutoring school to aid hs football players enter Acad; denies Chicago Tribune story that D MacDonald, Flint, Mich, hs football star, got 6-wk expense-paid 'vacation' at Acad
House com chmn Richards rules out Zablocki-Roosevelt rider proposal
Pres Truman dedicates Washington Union Station lounge for service personnel
1951James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host[†]
Alexander James Naughtie is a British radio presenter and journalist, known for presenting on BBC Radio 4. From 1994 to 2015, he was one of the main presenters of the Today programme. In his 21 years on Today, Naughtie had anchored every BBC Radio UK election results programme from 1997 onwards. He also worked on every US presidential election from 1988 to 2012.
1951Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager[†]
Steven Eugene Swisher is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1982. Swisher was elected to the 1976 National League All-Star team with the Cubs but did not play in the game. He is the father of former MLB first baseman Nick Swisher.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]