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March 17, 1950

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Headlines from March 17, 1950

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TEACHER IS OUSTED AS LIAR AT MEETING GUARDED BY POLICE; Board Acts Unanimously on Jansen Charges That Woman Concealed Political Ties UNION DENOUNCES ACTION Spokesman Refuses to Stop Talking--Spectators Hurl Insults at One Another Accused Teacher Not Present Union Spokesman Heard TEACHER IS OUSTED AS LIAR ON POLITICS

By Murray Illson

Educ Bd approves ousting Mrs Schneiderman; dismissal held 1st for alleged perjury on pol ties; Jansen, Mrs Russell and others comment

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$125-a-Month Minimum Pensions Set for 30,000 Edison Workers; CON. EDISON TO PAY PENSIONS OF $125 Equals 60% of Average Pay Smaller Payments Provided

By Stanley Levey

$125 a month minimum pension for 30,000 workers agreed on by Edison, Subsidiaries and Utility Workers Union; new wage progression program and improved holiday benefits granted; 4,000 already retired workers eligible; union hails co and PSC

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GARMENT AREA BAN ON TRAILERS ASKED; Traffic Unit Includes Trucks Over 33 Feet in Proposal to Ease Congestion GARMENT AREA BAN ON TRAILERS ASKED Two-Hour Grace Suggested

By Joseph C. Ingraham

Traffic Comm rejects Port Authority bid to present opposition at special meeting

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BONN DRAFTS PLAN FOR UNITY BALLOT BY ALL GERMANS; Cabinet Is Preparing Measure to Submit to the Western Allies for Their Approval NEED DECLARED URGENT U.S. and British Officials Say Eastern Anti-Communists Require Prompt Support BONN DRAFTS PLAN FOR UNITY BALLOT West Said to Lose Ground MeCloy Statement Hailed Merchants Fleeing Zone

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

W Ger Govt drafts plan for nation-wide elections; Min Kaiser visits Berlin; plan will be submitted to Western Foreign Mins for approval; McCloy comment; US and Brit officials reptd urging active support of E Ger anti-Communists; said to blame their loss of strength on W Ger and Allied apathy

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1950Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".^[†]

The University of California, Berkeley is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university, the founding campus of the University of California system, and the highest-ranked public university in the United States.

Historical Context for March 17, 1950

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

Headlines from March 17, 1950

World News Summarized

$125-a-Month Minimum Pensions Set for 30,000 Edison Workers; CON. EDISON TO PAY PENSIONS OF $125 Equals 60% of Average Pay Smaller Payments Provided

GARMENT AREA BAN ON TRAILERS ASKED; Traffic Unit Includes Trucks Over 33 Feet in Proposal to Ease Congestion GARMENT AREA BAN ON TRAILERS ASKED Two-Hour Grace Suggested

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Historical Context for March 17, 1950