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some Anglo-Iranian tankers now operating out of US ports
State Sup Ct opens hearings on TWU request Comr Monaghan be restrained from forbidding police to join union; TWU counsel J F O'Donnell charges Monaghan order is illegal; Corp Counsel McGrath defends it; attacks Quill as 'irresponsible'; Judge Breitel reserves decision; NYS Police Conf reprs see Carton re-election as pres a slap at Quill
NY grand jury hears Bradley bribery case; 18 including 5 ex-players testify; rev
General Nam II was quoted by the Peiping radio as having said there was hope of reaching an accord on a Korean armistice line after study by the subcommittee that has taken over that phase of the negotiations. [1:8.] In the fighting, allied naval guns raked both coasts of Korea. [2:2-3, with map.]
Eisenhower illus in Ger
1951Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer (died 1992)[†]
Richard Hunt was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, Forgetful Jones and the right head of the Two-Headed Monster.
1951Robert Joy, Canadian actor[†]
Robert Joy is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series CSI: NY, and his appearances in the films Atlantic City (1980), Ragtime (1981), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Land of the Dead (2005), and The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor; for Atlantic City and Whole New Thing.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]