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March 18, 1950

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Headlines from March 18, 1950

World News Summarized

By Unknown Author

The question of exiled King Leopold's return continued to trouble Belgium yesterday and created the possibility of a Cabinet crisis. Socialist strikes called in protest of the proposal to restore the King threatened to lead to wide industrial strife.

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'Reasonably Normal Life' Held Out To Survivors of Atomic Bomb Blast; ATOM EFFECT HELD NOT DEBILITATING

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

McMahon com hearing on civil defense; Dr J W Derry repts AEC develops $10-$15 Geiger counter; H L Bowman repts reinforced concrete bldg safe 2,600 ft from blast; G R Dean repts AEC gives data to NSRB but does not plan defenses; Mayor Borwon charges Govt is lax in assigning role to local govts; McMahon comments; AEC repts on progress

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Notable Births

James Conlon

1950James Conlon, American conductor and educator[†]

James Conlon is an American conductor. He is the music director of Los Angeles Opera and principal conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra.

Brad Dourif

1950Brad Dourif, American actor[†]

Bradford Claude Dourif is an American actor. He is known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), portraying Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings film series, and voicing Chucky in the Child's Play franchise (1988–present).

Linda Partridge

1950Linda Partridge, English geneticist and academic[†]

Dame Linda Partridge is a British geneticist, who studies the biology and genetics of ageing (biogerontology) and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Partridge is currently Weldon Professor of Biometry at the Institute of Healthy Ageing, Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, and the Founding Director Emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for the Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany.

Larry Perkins

1950Larry Perkins, Australian race car driver[†]

Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.

Historical Context for March 18, 1950

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