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Sen O'Mahoney says 3.9% of US troops are ill or injured each day
Sen O'Mahoney again refers to 'fantastic' instruments
Judge Leibowitz opens trial; orders 6 sessions a wk and night meeting to pick jurors; rejects defense request to disqualify self; 1 defendant wins separate trial
Knowland hails pact and Acheson role; asks early Sen ratification; State Dept decides not to seek Sen action this session; Acheson illus being applauded by spectators
1951Richard D. Gill, English-Dutch mathematician and academic[†]
Richard David Gill is a British-Dutch mathematician. He has held academic positions in the Netherlands. As a probability theorist and statistician, Gill has researched counting processes. He is also known for his consulting and advocacy on behalf of alleged victims of statistical misrepresentation, including the reversal of the murder conviction of a Dutch nurse who had been jailed for six years.
1951Johnny Neumann, American basketball player and coach (died 2019)[†]
Carl John Neumann, nicknamed "Johnny Reb", was an American professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6" and 200 pounds, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
1951Hugo Porta, Argentinian rugby player[†]
Hugo Porta is an Argentine retired rugby union player. Considered one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen, he is an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame and IRB Hall of Fame. During the 1970s and 1980s, he played 58 times for Argentina, captaining them on 34 occasions, including leading them during the first World Cup in 1987.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]