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bill before Legis to aid development and to protect utilities from NYS competition discussed; bill would amend Pub Authority Law; utility interests opposition cited
US State Dept policy statement says USSR aggressions force pact; Reston sees hint that non-members will not get mil aid aimed at Scandinavia; statement links security with econ recovery; cites Vandenberg resolution and UN provisions for regional defense systems; revs preliminary work by US, Canada and Union of W Eur
Mao Tse-tung rejects Chiang peace offer; offers 8-point counter-proposal in effect demanding unconditional surrender; por
1949Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (died 2001)[†]
Luis César Alvarado Martínez was a Puerto Rican infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1968 through 1977, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. Alvarado batted and threw right-handed.
1949Alasdair Liddell, English businessman (died 2012)[†]
Alasdair Donald MacDuff Liddell was one of the architects of Britain's health strategy in the 1990s. As Director of Planning at the Department of Health (1994–2000), he led the process of setting national priorities for the National Health Service (NHS).
1949Ian Stewart, Scottish runner[†]
Ian Stewart MBE is a Scottish former long-distance running athlete. Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Stewart also won the following championships: European 5,000 metres (1969), Commonwealth 5,000 metres (1970), European Indoor and World Cross Country (1975).
1949Howard Twitty, American golfer[†]
Howard Allen Twitty is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
1949Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist government.[†]
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermittently from 1 August 1927 until Communist victory resulted in their total control over mainland China on 10 December 1949.