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T K White, wife and daughter-in-law killed as craft nose-dives into Potomac while approaching Washington airport; CAA, CAB and police open probe; crash illus
NYC Comr Moses seeks to buy steel direct from mfrs for rd bldg; cites high price set by US importers; suggests purchase through Govt agency, lr to OIT official C F Boehm
1951K. K. Downing, English guitarist and songwriter[†]
Kenneth Downing Jr. is an English guitarist and a former member of the heavy metal band Judas Priest and current member of KK's Priest.
1951Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic[†]
Carlos Silvestre Frenk is a Mexican-British cosmologist. He has been Ogden Professor of Fundamental Physics at Durham University since 2001 and was director of the university’s Institute for Computational Cosmology from 2001 to 2020. Frenk is known for his work on galaxy formation, dark matter, and cosmological simulations.
1951Nancy Jacobs, American politician[†]
Nancy Jacobs is a former Maryland State Senator representing District 34.
1951Jayne Kennedy, American model, actress, and sportscaster[†]
Jayne Kennedy Overton is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, public speaker, philanthropist, and sports broadcaster.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]