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TOKYO, Friday, Oct. 26--The United Nations command unveiled yesterday its new proposal for an armistice line in the Korean war --a sweeping arc across the peninsula from the Yellow Sea to the Sea of Japan drawn largely north of the Thirty-eighth Parallel.
USAF 126th Bomb Wing (B-26s) under Brig Gen Allen set for Eur; to be 1st US bombers on continent since World War II; Kimball repts US 6th Fleet has over 60 ships, double '50 size; says it can deliver A-bombs
Taft announcement seen forcing Eisenhower drive opening; caucus and natl campaign com planned; backers certain he will accept nomination if pledged wide support; fund-raising in progress; Topeka club hdqrs opens; L V Finder repts Gen will take nomination; Truman, commenting on Tribune ed, says it picked a fine man; B E Epton repts reactivated '47-'48 Eisenhower clubs will insure representation in Illinois delegation to conv; Hoffman favors Eisenhower, disclaims pol aims; Taft announces campaign com orgn; Ingalls chmn, Repr Reese, Coleman, Hamilton, B E Tate, others listed
2 Labor party newspapers virtually concede election
1951Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player[†]
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk with his driving basslines and humorous vocals. He later formed his own P-Funk side project known as 'Bootsy's Rubber Band'. He was a frequent collaborator with other musicians from a variety of genres, including dance music, electronic big beat, and alternative metal (Praxis), among others. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Collins number 4 in its list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time.
1951Tommy Mars, American keyboard player[†]
Tommy Mars is an American keyboard player known for his work with Frank Zappa.
1951Julian Schnabel, American painter, director, and screenwriter[†]
Julian Schnabel is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings"—with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been a proponent of independent arthouse cinema. Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award-nominated role, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was nominated for four Academy Awards. For the latter, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, as well as receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the César Award for Best Director.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]