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N Amer champs; Colo wins men's downhill, J Burr (US), women's
RYE, N.Y., Feb. 25--Two tiny sisters helped to make figure skating history tonight in the Eastern championships at the Playland Casino before a gatherings that crowded all spectator space available.
garden apts planned, Ft Lee; other activity, Dumont, Ho-Ho-Kus, Lakewood, Haskell and Paramus
Sen Mathias offers bill for county officials pay rise by $1,000 to $3,000 yr; 3 Union County officials would refuse it
1950Jonathan Cain, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer[†]
Jonathan Leonard Friga, known professionally as Jonathan Cain, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for Journey. He has also worked with the Babys and Bad English. Cain was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017. He also maintains a solo career as a contemporary Christian artist.
1950Helen Clark, New Zealand academic and politician, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand[†]
Helen Elizabeth Clark is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008 and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was New Zealand's fifth-longest-serving prime minister, and the second woman to hold that office.
1950Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (born 1870)[†]
Sir Harry Lauder was a Scottish singer, comedian and actor. Popular in both music hall and vaudeville theatre traditions; he achieved international success.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]