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April 14, 1950

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PRAVDA DECLARES INSOLENT U.S. FLIERS GOT 'PROPER LESSON'; AMERICANS MAPPING SEARCH FOR MISSING PLANE Pravda Declares Insolent Fliers Got 'Proper Lesson' From Russians Soviet Decorates 4 Fliers Another Clue Proves False Wiesbaden Chief in Denmark State Department Drafts Reply

By Harrison E. Salisbury Special To the New York Times

Pravda indicates plane fired on was Privateer; charges US occupies Denmark for search; Red Star (pub) sees war threat; Brig Gen Born in Copenhagen to head search; Danish Min Rasmussen defends US use of Kastrup field; US State Dept drafts reply to USSR; illus

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TRANSIT FACT PANEL ASKS CLARIFICATION OF ROLE BY MAYOR; Group Is Upset by City Aide's Suggestion That It Make No Wage Recommendation WANTS TERMS IN WRITING Quill Threatens Wide Strike 'if Board Continues to Push Employes Around' Workers Back Half-Day Stoppage Effect On Fares Cited TRANSIT UNIT ASKS ROLE BE CLARIFIED Cole Describes Group's Position

By A.h. Raskin

Cole bd almost quits as O'Dwyer repr H C Fischbach urges bd make no recommendations on pay for hrly-rated workers; asks written statement from O'Dwyer; challenges Transport Bd estimate of cost of 40-hr wk without pay cuts; Fischbach testifies NYC cannot afford pay rise and other benefits; Transport Bd repr sees $10.5-million income rise yrly if combined bus-subway fares are ended; Quill threatens gen strike if bd continues to 'push employes around'; 800 more vote strike

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Notable Births

Francis Collins

1950Francis Collins, American physician and geneticist[†]

Francis Sellers Collins is an American physician-scientist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project. He served as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, from 17 August 2009 to 19 December 2021, serving under three presidents. Collins announced his retirement publicly from the NIH on March 1, 2025, after 32 years of service.

Péter Esterházy

1950Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (died 2016)[†]

Péter Esterházy was a Hungarian writer. He was one of the best known Hungarian and Central European writers of his era. He was called a "leading figure of 20th century Hungarian literature", and his books were considered to be significant contributions to post-war literature.

Notable Deaths

Ramana Maharshi

1950Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1879)[†]

Ramana Maharshi was an Indian Hindu sage and jivanmukta. He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.

Historical Context for April 14, 1950

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