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January 12, 1950

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COMMUTERS BY CAR TO GET CUT RATES ON HUDSON TOLLS; Port Authority Plans 30-Day Books of 40 Tickets for $10 on or Before July 1 PARKING DIFFICULTY SEEN Traffic Commission Is Silent on Solution to Already Complex Situation Here Gratifying," Cullman Says COMMUTERS TO GET HUDSON TOLL CUT Driscoll Hails Plan

By James P. McCaffrey

NY Port Authority pledges auto commuter rates on Hudson River crossings; 40-trip ticket book to cost $10; move follows attacks on Authority policies; H S Cullman comments; Gov Driscoll hails plan

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COAL STRIKES END ON ORDER OF LEWIS FOR WORK MONDAY; U.M.W. Head, Halting Second Series of Tie-Ups in 2 Weeks, 'Suggests' 66,000 Return TRUMAN ACTION IS SOUGHT Resolution Filed in Congress Calling for Use of Law to Remove Curbs on Output Premeditated," Says Battle Lewis Orders 66,000 Coal Strikers In 8 States Back to Work Monday

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

Lewis calls off strike; 'suggests' miners return; 7 Repub Sens offer resolution calling on Truman to invoke Taft-Hartley; text; Repr Jacobs says Law should be used; Denham sifts operators charges

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Notable Births

Randy Jones (baseball)

1950Randy Jones, American baseball player[†]

Randall Leo Jones, nicknamed "Junkman", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets in the National League (NL). Jones won the Cy Young Award with San Diego in 1976, after coming in second for the award in 1975. The Padres retired his No. 35.

Sheila Jackson Lee

1950Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2024)[†]

Sheila Jackson Lee was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until she died in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. She was also co-dean of Texas's congressional delegation.

Göran Lindblad (politician)

1950Göran Lindblad, Swedish dentist and politician[†]

Lars Göran Axel Lindblad is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party. He served as a member of the Swedish parliament 1997–2010, representing the constituency of Gothenburg. He served as a replacement member of parliament 1993–1997, and again since 2010. Lindblad has chaired the Swedish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and served as Vice President of PACE as well as chair of the Political Affairs Committee. He was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly 2004–2010. In October 2011, he was elected President of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience.

Bob McEwen

1950Bob McEwen, American businessman and politician[†]

Robert D. McEwen is an American lobbyist and former Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from southern Ohio's Sixth District, from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1993. Tom Deimer of Cleveland's Plain Dealer described him as a "textbook Republican" who is opposed to abortion, gun control and high taxes. In the House, he criticized government incompetence and charged corruption by the Democratic majority that ran the House in the 1980s. McEwen, who had easily won three terms in the Ohio House, was elected to Congress at the age of thirty to replace a retiring representative in 1980 and easily won re-election five times.

Dorrit Moussaieff

1950Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli-Icelandic jewelry designer and businesswoman, 5th First Lady of Iceland[†]

Dorrit Moussaieff is an Israeli jewellery designer, editor, and businesswoman who was the First Lady of Iceland from 2003 to 2016. Born in Israel, she was raised in the United Kingdom from the age of 13.

Historical Context for January 12, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]