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Truman and Acheson texts; Amb Jessup ilus inspecting Korean defenses
Ger halts trade talks as result of dispute; issues discussed; Schuman sees agitation premature; urges calm pending Saar-French talks
O'Dwyer ridicules rept; explains retirement application
W Churchill attacks Labor Govt record
The jury of eight women and four men in the Alger Hiss trial yesterday found the former State Department official guilty of perjury on two counts.
1950Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic[†]
Paul Anthony Elliott Bew, Baron Bew, is a British historian from Northern Ireland and a life peer. He has worked at Queen's University Belfast since 1979, and is currently Professor of Irish Politics, a position he has held since 1991.
1950Frank Schade, American basketball player and coach[†]
Frank Schade is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
1950Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (born 1892)[†]
Alan Hale Sr. was an American actor and director. He is best remembered for his many character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as films supporting Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and Ronald Reagan. Hale was usually billed as Alan Hale and his career in film lasted 40 years. His son, Alan Hale Jr., also became an actor and remains most famous for playing "the Skipper" on the television series Gilligan's Island.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]