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AMID the torrent of violent events one anxiety reigned supreme. Battles might be won or lost, enterprises might succeed or miscarry, territories might be gained or quitted, but dominating all our power to carry on the war, or even keep ourselves alive, lay our mastery of the ocean routes and the free approach and entry to our ports. I have described in the previous ...
Sens Humphrey and Langer offer proposals to abolish coll and substitute popular election of Pres and VP; Sen Lodge proposal to split electors in proportion to popular vote revd
Eur nations reluctance to name Spaak linked to fear of his wielding excessive authority
NJ Med Soc offers voluntary coop program as alternative to Fed ins; proposes employers, employes and govts at all levels share costs; Dr J F Norton comments
traffic reptd normal, Helmstedt; slowdown seen ended
1950Jack Newton, Australian golfer (died 2022)[†]
Jack Newton OAM was an Australian professional golfer. Newton had early success in Australia, winning the 1972 Amoco Forbes Classic. He soon moved on to the British PGA where he won three times in the mid-1970s and finished runner-up at the 1975 Open Championship. Shortly thereafter, Newton started playing on the PGA Tour where he won the 1978 Buick-Goodwrench Open. During this era, Newton also played significantly in Australia, culminating with a win at the 1979 Australian Open. Four years later, Newton had a near-fatal accident when he walked into the spinning propeller of an airplane, losing his right arm and right eye. However, he survived and managed to work a number of golf-related jobs for the remainder of his life.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]