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Sup Ct Justice Corcoran voids 30-day ruling, Gorman-Rogers suit; opinion excerpts
Stalin confirms bomb blast, Pravda int; says USSR has bombs of 'various caliber' and will test them from time to time; says bombs are for defense only; Moscow radio acct of int; Truman, McMahon reserve comment
Comr Moses charges NPA discrimination in allotments; cites NYC highway projects stalled for lack of steel, wire to Pub Roads Comr McDonald
House unanimously passes mil funds bill with $1 billion earmarked for expansion
1951Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Kevin Patrick Cronin Jr. is an American musician who was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band REO Speedwagon. The band had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep On Loving You" (1980) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1984).
1951Clive Rees, Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator[†]
Clive Frederick William Rees is a Welsh former rugby union player. He won thirteen caps as left wing for Wales between 1973 and 1983.
1951Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player[†]
The Sutherland Brothers were a Scottish folk and soft rock duo. From 1973 to 1978, they performed with rock band Quiver, and recorded and toured as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the group recorded several albums and had a significant international hit single with the song "Arms of Mary" in 1976. In North America, they are primarily known for their 1973 single "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway".
1951Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (died 1985)[†]
Manfred Winkelhock was a German racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1980 and 1985.
1951Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (born 1860)[†]
Will Keith Kellogg was an American industrialist in food manufacturing, who founded the Kellogg Company, which produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and practiced vegetarianism as a dietary principle taught by his church. He also founded the Kellogg Arabian Ranch, which breeds Arabian horses. Kellogg was a philanthropist and started the Kellogg Foundation in 1934 with a $66-million donation.
1951Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884)[†]
Otto Fritz Meyerhof was a German physician and biochemist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]