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Peiping regime supporters reptdly seek to sell People's Victory Bonds, NYC Chinese community; sales in US illegal
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A group of twelve of the country's leading physicists, who played major roles in the development of the atomic bomb, radar and the proximity fuse, confirmed for the first time yesterday that a hydrogen super-bomb could be developed that would have 1,000 times the destructive power of the present-day atomic bomb.
coal rationing and indus lay-offs seen if nationwide strike occurs
1950Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer[†]
Jonathan Freeman is an American actor and puppeteer. He is known for voicing Jafar in Disney's Aladdin franchise, as well as the Kingdom Hearts franchise and the 2011 Aladdin musical.
1950Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer[†]
Rafael Puente Suárez is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. He currently works as an analyst for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]