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December 22, 1951
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Headlines from December 22, 1951
Churchill to Speak 3d Time to Congress; CHURCHILL TO TALK AT A JOINT SESSION
Churchill will address US Cong
City Opera Drops Halasz, Director; Dispute Raging a Year Is Revealed; HALASZ DISMISSED AS CITY OPERA HEAD Threatened by Petrillo Key Aides Backed Him
bd terminates dir L Halasz contract after his refusal to resign and accept $12,000 salary; dissension with co personnel revealed; M Morris comments; recent Petrillo incident, attack by Musical Artists Guild, '51 resignation attempt noted
Suits Pour on City For Its Rainmaking; LAWSUITS PELT CITY FOR ITS RAINMAKING
Atty H Gottfried serves 117 summonses and complaints on Corp Counsel to start Catskill residents and communities suits against NYC and Dr Howell for $1.5 million damages from alleged rainmaking; suits cite Nov 25 and 26 storms
LIVING COST INDEX REACHES NEW HIGH; Rise in Month Ended Nov. 15 Means Millions of Workers Will Get Pay Increase LIVING COST INDEX REACHES NEW HIGH Higher Excise Taxes a Factor
Workers to get 4¢-an-hr-pay rise as BLS repts living cost index up
Notable Births
1951Lasse Bengtsson, Swedish journalist[†]
Lars Olov "Lasse" Bengtsson is a Swedish journalist and television presenter. He has been the presenter of shows such as Nyhetsmorgon Lördag, TV4-nyheterna, Misstänkt, and he also was a reporter for the Swedish broadcasts of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
1951Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic[†]
Charles de Lint is a Canadian writer.
1951Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, British landowner, businessman and philanthropist (died 2016)[†]
Major General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster was a British landowner, businessman, aristocrat, Territorial Army general, and peer. He was the son of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, and Viola Lyttelton. He was Chairman of the property company Grosvenor Group. In the first-ever edition of The Sunday Times Rich List, published in 1989, he was ranked as the second-richest person in the United Kingdom, with a fortune of £3.2 billion, with only Queen Elizabeth II above him.
1951Tony Isabella, American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic[†]
Jenny Blake Isabella, who writes under the names Tony Isabella and Jenny Blake, is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic. She is the creator of Marvel Comics superhero Black Goliath, and of DC Comics' first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning. She was a columnist and critic for the Comics Buyer's Guide magazine.
1951Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer[†]
Jan Lynn Stephenson is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events. She has 41 worldwide victories including (10) LPGA Legends Tour wins and 8 worldwide major championships. She has 15 holes-in-one with nine in competition. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019.
Historical Context for December 22, 1951
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]