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April 21, 1950

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TESTIFYING BEFORE SENATORS IN WASHINGTON; LATTIMORE ACCUSED BY BUDENZ AS A RED; BACKED BY GENERAL Ex-Communist Editor Asserts He Was 'Officially Informed' of Professor's Connection NO FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE Wartime Aide of MacArthur Testifies 3 Inquiries Cleared Expert on the Far East Says He Will Go to F.B.I. "Never Heard of Lattimore" Budenx Says Lattimore Was Known to Him as a Communist "Technically Not Accurate" Seeks to Limit Lattimore "Line Was to Attack Chiang" Cites China Trip Story Refers to 1937 Meeting Questions Put Through Morgan Discussed "Lattimore Case" Notes Fordham Connection Cites His Views on China Barnes Denies Charge Field Issues Statement

By The New York Times (by George Tames)By William S. White Special To the New York Times.the New York Times (WASHINGTON BUREAU)

urges Jaffe, Stachel, Field and Browder subpoena

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Russia Asks Trieste Regime, Foreign Troops' Withdrawal; Moscow Note to U.S., Britain and France Charges West Has a Naval Base There and Violates Italian Peace Treaty MOSCOW DEMANDS A TRIESTE REGIME

By Unknown Author

USSR asks civil regime and foreign troops withdrawal, note to US, GB and France; charges West has naval base and violates Ital Peace Treaty; Deputy Min Mates says Yugoslavia will never give up its zone, but is ready for parley with Italy; Italy drafts protest on alleged election illegalities and violence; Giornale d'Italia objects to NY Times ed on '48 tripartite declaration

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Payments of Fees to Congressmen For Talks Called Type of Lobbying; LOBBYING LINKED TO TALKS FOR FEES "Poor Landlord Parade" Urged Strong Organization Urged

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

on paying Cong members for ss at assn conv; Repr Doyle calls it lobbying; Nelson says Govt Exec Branch reprs made ss at own expense; Repr C J Brown dubious; Nelson correspondence quoted on rent control fight techniques, stressing property owners orgn need; assn and 18 allied groups activities

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Notable Births

Shivaji Satam

1950Shivaji Satam, Indian actor[†]

Shivaji Satam is an Indian television and film actor. He is best known for his role as ACP Pradyuman in the detective television series CID. He is recipient of two Maharashtra State Film Awards. He is honoured with the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award, Maharashtra's highest award in the field of Marathi cinema.

Historical Events

1950The Nainital wedding massacre occurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste.[†]

This is a list of mass stabbings that took place before 2010. It includes incidents in which there were at least three casualties.

Historical Context for April 21, 1950

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