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Cardinal Spellman asks univ to admit any dismissed West Point cadet who applies
Sen Foreign Relations Com approves
Sen sets Oct 1 for adjournment; House plans 2-wk recess
'Music Depreciation Night' held to celebrate return of Dodger Sym-Phony; illus
1951Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)[†]
Robert Bruce "Slim" Dunlap was an American rock musician. He was a Minnesota-based guitarist and singer-songwriter who was best known as a member of the Replacements from 1987 to 1991, replacing original lead guitarist Bob Stinson. Dunlap also recorded two solo albums in the mid-1990s.
1951Carl Lumbly, American actor[†]
Carl Winston Lumbly is an American actor. He is best known for M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1997) and has also had television roles on Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988) and Alias (2001–2006).
1951William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (born 1863)[†]
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravagant methods of yellow journalism in violation of ethics and standards influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human-interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]