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November 24, 1951

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U.S. Navy Plane Feared Shot Down Off Siberia for Alleged Trespass; NEW PLANE INCIDENT

By Austin Stevens Special To the New York Times

US Navy P-2-V that failed to return from patrol duty in N Jap waters Nov 6 presumably shot down by USSR fighter planes for alleged violation of USSR territory; USSR disclosed to have protested to US Nov 7; US reptdly regards plane as UN, not US craft; silent; reptdly awaits rept from Ridgway hdqrs; USSR press repts 2 airmen decorated for 'exemplary performance of duty'; similarity to Baltic incident, '50, seen

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Notable Births

Mimis Androulakis

1951Mimis Androulakis, Greek author and politician[†]

Dimitris (Mimis) Androulakis is a Greek author and politician.

Chet Edwards

1951Chet Edwards, American businessman and politician[†]

Thomas Chester Edwards is an American politician who was a United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, he served in the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1990. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Edwards was on Barack Obama's vice presidential shortlist in 2008.

1951Margaret Mountford, Northern Irish-British lawyer and businesswoman[†]

Margaret Rose Mountford is a British lawyer, businesswoman, academic and television personality from Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, best known for her role in the BBC reality TV series The Apprentice.

1951Graham Price, Egyptian-Welsh rugby player[†]

Graham Price MBE is a former Welsh rugby union player, who was a member of the famous Pontypool RFC front row known as the "Viet Gwent". He won 41 caps for Wales, and a record 12 for the British and Irish Lions as a prop forward

Historical Context for November 24, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]