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assumes duties of Defense Min
Loyal dock men of the International Longshoremens' Association started a strong back-to-work movement on the Hudson River yesterday but canceled plans to continue it today after two incidents of violence in which they charged the police had failed to protect them.
found dead, N Reading, Mass; authorities silent on autopsy results
resignation from Comm accepted
Wright, Abram K; will
1951Peter Hitchens, English journalist and author[†]
Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English conservative author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and was a foreign correspondent reporting from both Moscow and Washington, D.C. Hitchens has contributed to The Spectator, The American Conservative, The Guardian, First Things, Prospect, and the New Statesman. His books include The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God, The War We Never Fought, and The Phoney Victory.
1951Joe R. Lansdale, American martial artist and author[†]
Joe Richard Lansdale is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense, he has also written comic books and screenplays. Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television. He is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and eleven Bram Stoker Awards.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]