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Under Sec Whitehair repts Navy grounds Alaska Patrol Sqdn 9 as result of recent crashes, lr to Repr Mitchell; repts special bd opens probe; says pilots retain confidence in PB4Y-2s
Mayor orders 108 city-owned cars assigned to officials withdrawn from service; recommends withdrawal of 25 cars assigned to Boro Presidents
passes bill with 2 1/2% cut
The use of troops from Western Germany within a European army was endorsed by the foreign ministers of the United States, Britain and France at their Washington meeting.
Estimate Bd approves $500-million program for bldg subway with links to 4 boros existing lines; plans outlined
1951Volodymyr Melnykov, Ukrainian poet, writer, songwriter and composer[†]
Volodymyr Melnykov is a Ukrainian poet, writer, songwriter, author of lyrics and music for songs, inventor, composer and public figure, Merited Figure of Arts of Ukraine.
1951Joe McDonnell, Northern Irish hunger striker (died 1981)[†]
Joseph McDonnell was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike.
1951Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (born 1890)[†]
Fritz Busch was a German conductor.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]