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March 11, 1950

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Headlines from March 11, 1950

ITALIANS APPROVE FIRST LAND REFORM; Sila Region Measure Seen as Blueprint for Wide Program of Help to the Peasants

By Arnaldo Cortesi Special To the New York Times

special bill for land reform in Sila region, Calabria, approved by Sen; would reduce holdings to 750 acres by expropriation, assign 12 1/2 acres a family; expropriated owners to be paid in govt bonds on assessment basis and peasants to pay in 30 yrly installments, becoming owners upon completion; Communist opposition noted; land improvement included in Govt project

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Notable Births

Bobby McFerrin

1950Bobby McFerrin, American singer-songwriter, producer, and conductor[†]

Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, and conductor. His vocal techniques include singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He performs and records regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes.

Jerry Zucker

1950Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Jerry Gordon Zucker is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. With his brother David and Jim Abrahams, he is part the filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. He is best known for his role in writing and directing comedy spoof films like Airplane! (1980) and Top Secret! (1984), and for co-creating the television series Police Squad!, which was later adapted into The Naked Gun film series. He is also the director of the Academy Award-winning supernatural drama film Ghost (1990).

Historical Context for March 11, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]