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BLFE defers strike against C&NW, Terminal RR Assn, B&O and L&N as Truman creates emergency bd to study pay and work conditions
amendment approved by voters
local election results throughout country seen indication of pub revulsion against corruption
ss lines diverting more passenger ships to other ports; Ryan predicts strike end; more dockers return to work; fact-finding bd hears Ryan group testimony on vote count
1951Gerard F. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic[†]
Gerard Francis Gilmore FRS FRAS FInstP is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Philosophy, in the Institute of Astronomy, at the University of Cambridge. His research has centred on studying stars in the Galaxy to understand its structure and evolutionary history.
1951Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (died 2002)[†]
Kevin Scott Macmichael was a Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known for being a member of the 1980s UK-based pop-rock band, Cutting Crew, who had a number-one hit in 1986 with "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Cutting Crew was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1988.
1951Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist and talk show host[†]
Lawrence Francis O'Donnell Jr. is an American television anchor, actor, author, screenwriter, liberal political commentator, and host of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an MSNBC opinion and news program that airs on weeknights.
1951John Tamargo, American baseball player and coach[†]
John Felix Tamargo is an American former professional baseball catcher, coach, and long-time minor league manager. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors from 1976 until 1980. He currently serves as the Latin America Field Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners organization.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]