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December 15, 1949

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Eerie Atomic Garden Grows Weapons to Battle Man's Ills; GARDEN GROWS AID TO WAR ON DISEASE

By William L. Laurence

Argonne Natl Lab produces radioactive plants through photosynthesis of radioactive carbon dioxide

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Vishinsky Lands in Berlin To Bolster the Red Regime; VISHINSKYINBERLIN TO AID RED REGIME

By Kathleen McLaughlin

USSR Min Vishinsky arrives, Berlin, for state visit seen aimed at bolstering Govt; greeted by Pushkin, Ulbricht and other officials; sees Grotewohl; praises zone progress

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'Undue Secrecy' in Defense Assailed by Civilian Group; Committee for Economic Development Says That Public Apathy or Ignorance Could Lead to a 'Garrison-Police State'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Com for Econ Development urges council be principal agency for formulation and rev of security policies

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Kostov Gets Death Verdict, Others Jail, in Bulgar Trial; Communist Ex-Leader Who Alone of Eleven Denied Guilt Hears Doom

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Kostov gets death sentence; 10 others get jail terms, fines, loss of civil rights and property; Kostov reptd calm; por

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1949Don Johnson, American actor^[†]

Don Wayne Johnson is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also played the titular character in the 1990s series Nash Bridges. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996.

1949Brian Roper, English economist and academic^[†]

Brian Roper is a British economist and former vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University.

Headlines from December 15, 1949

Eerie Atomic Garden Grows Weapons to Battle Man's Ills; GARDEN GROWS AID TO WAR ON DISEASE

Vishinsky Lands in Berlin To Bolster the Red Regime; VISHINSKYINBERLIN TO AID RED REGIME

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'Undue Secrecy' in Defense Assailed by Civilian Group; Committee for Economic Development Says That Public Apathy or Ignorance Could Lead to a 'Garrison-Police State'

Kostov Gets Death Verdict, Others Jail, in Bulgar Trial; Communist Ex-Leader Who Alone of Eleven Denied Guilt Hears Doom

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