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WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb, 23--The House of Representatives adjourned at 3:20 A. M. today after going on record in favor of a voluntary, rather than a compulsory Federal Employment Practice Act.It did not take final action, however.
B Baker statue of Washington unveiled by Pres Truman, Alexandria, Va
French mil circles see resurgence of Viet Minh mil activity and appearance of new tactics as evidence of Communist China aid; urge announcement of common Western policy in Far East to offset aid
Princeon Univ cyclotron destroyed, inquiry planned
1950Rebecca Goldstein, American philosopher and author[†]
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is an American philosopher and novelist. She has written ten books, both fiction and non-fiction. She holds a Ph.D. in philosophy of science from Princeton University, and is sometimes grouped with novelists such as Richard Powers and Alan Lightman, who create fiction that is knowledgeable of, and sympathetic toward, science.
1950John Greaves, Welsh bass guitarist and composer[†]
John Greaves is a British bass guitarist, pianist and composer who was a member of Henry Cow and has collaborated with Peter Blegvad. He was also a member of progressive rock band National Health and jazz-rock supergroup Soft Heap, and has recorded several solo albums, including Accident (1982), Parrot Fashions (1984), The Caretaker (2001) and Greaves Verlaine (2008).
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]