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October 17, 1949

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Notable Births

1949Owen Arthur, Barbadian economist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Barbados (died 2020)^[†]

Owen Seymour Arthur was a Barbadian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Barbados from 6 September 1994 to 15 January 2008. He is the longest-serving Barbadian prime minister to date. He also served as Leader of the Opposition from 1 August 1993 to 6 September 1994 and from 23 October 2010 to 21 February 2013.

1949Bill Hudson, American musician and actor^[†]

William Louis Hudson Jr. is an American musician and actor. He was a vocalist in The Hudson Brothers, a band he formed in 1965 with his two younger brothers, Brett and Mark. He later had a brief acting career, appearing in supporting roles in Zero to Sixty (1978), Hysterical (1983), and Big Shots (1987). He also appeared in a recurring guest role on the series Doogie Howser, M.D..

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Headlines from October 17, 1949

SOVIET FORMS TIES TO EAST GERMANY; PURGE PREDICTED; Moscow and New State to Set Up Diplomatic Relations by Exchanging Missions EMISSARIES ARE NAMED Pushkin Gets Role for Russia -- He Is Expected to Crush Dissident Elements SOVIET FORMS TIES TO EAST GERMANY

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

Named envoy to USSR

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5-MONTH WALKOUT IS ENDED AT SINGER; Union Votes to Start Return to Work Today at Elizabeth -- Bonus Pay Plan Retained 5-MONTH WALKOUT IS ENDED AT SINGER

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Strike ends, Elizabeth; incentive system retained; no wage increase; strike loss to co workers and community cited

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'Sickness' to Attack Sanitation Workers

By Unknown Author

2,000 Sanitation Workers Union sweepers and drivers vote to rept 'sick' in move to force adm agreement on demands

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BIG REGISTRY HERE SEEN AS IMPROVING LEHMAN'S CHANCES; But 2,783,308 Total Is Deemed to Confer No Advantage on O'Dwyer in Race UP STATE LISTS HIGH ALSO Nassau Figure Near '48 Level -- All Campaign Managers Voice Optimism on Vote BIG REGISTRY HERE HELD LEHMAN GAIN

By James A. Hagerty

record regis seen no advantage to him

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CITY CREDIT RATING FOUND TO BE GOOD; Financial Position Is Declared to Be at Least as Stable as Four Years Ago CITY CREDIT RATING FOUND TO BE GOOD

By Paul Crowell

Financial experts estimate revenues, '48-49, informal survey

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Sawyer Sees 5,000,000 Idle If Tie-Ups Last Until Dec. 1; Secretary of Commerce Fears That Steel Stoppage Checked 'Upward Trend in Business and Employment' SAWYER SEES PERIL IF TIE UPS CONTINUE

By Austin Stevensspecial To the New York Times

Sec Sawyer sees 5 million unemployed if strike lasts until Dec 1; fears effects on natl econ; Dr E G Nourse sees settlement, this wk, crucial to natl econ

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Soviet Said to Plan Raids on Yugoslavia

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

US State Dept gets repts that USSR plans guerrilla warfare

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Nehru Hails Roosevelt's Greatness; He Decorates Grave at Hyde Park; PRIME MINISTER NEHRU HONORS THE LATE PRESIDENT NEHRU DECORATES ROOSEVELT'S GRAVE

By the United Press

Nehru decorates F D Roosevelt grave; illus; tribute; lunches with Mrs Roosevelt; attends reception given by sister Amb Pandit

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GREEK REBELS SAY THEY HAVE CEASED FIGHT; KEEP FORCES; Communist Broadcast States They Seek Peace -- Points to Soviet Position in U. N. STEP TIED TO TALKS HERE Conciliation Body to Report This Week -- Athens Charges Border Threat Persists GREEK REBELS SAY THEY CEASE FIGHT

By Reuters

rebels announce end of mil operations; Greece says rebels reorganize in Albania

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9 ALUMINUM MILLS CLOSED BY STRIKE; STEEL HALT WIDENS; Eleventh-Hour Mediation Move Fails in Pittsburgh -- 16,000 in Alcoa Plants Walk Out PENSION DETAILS AT ISSUE Possible Social Security Rise Is the Crux -- New Sabotage Occurs in Soft-Coal Fields 9 ALUMINUM MILLS CLOSED BY STRIKE

By Lawrence Resnerspecial To the New York Times

USWA strikes against 9 Alcoa plants; other plants to continue output

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Swede Invents New X-Ray Method That Pictures Veins and Tissues; SWEDE DEVELOPS NEW X-RAY METHOD

By George Axelssonspecial To the New York Times

Dr A Frantzell sees his new soft-tissue X-ray photography as aid to understanding and possibly halting old-age processes

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BRITISH VESSEL HIT IN AMOY SHELLING; 3 Aboard Killed, 24 Wounded as Red Batteries Open Up in Prelude to Landings BRITISH CRAFT STRUCK BRITISH STEAMER SHELLED AT AMOY

By Tillman Durdinspecial To the New York Times

Brit steamer Anhui hit during Govt-Communist artillery duel, Amoy; Communist landings, Amoy, reptd repulsed; Nationalists concede loss of 2 islands, Chusan group

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