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Sen Lodge sees failure of new disarmament try bringing war closer
Judge Keech cites UMW for civil and criminal contempt of ct; renews back-to-work order; directs UMW to show cause on Feb 24; defers action on 80-day injunction until Mar 3; Lewis not named; texts of show cause order and US petition; Ching repts no progress made in talks; Sen Rayburn says Truman plans no mines seizure
cold wave; 6.2 above zero lowest since '48; illus
1950Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopian politician and diplomat, 5th President of Ethiopia[†]
Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat who served as president of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]