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Consents to have his songs in forthcoming Bway revue; negotiations with producer M Todd noted
'Communists' seizure of town is feature of Wis Amer Legion Americanism demonstration, Mosinee, Wis; B Gitlow and J Z Kornfeder roles
O'Dwyer asks Gulick-Joseph Mgt Survey Com to study advisability of elected, fiscally independent bd
Loyalty probe by Sen Foreign Relations subcom (Tydings) of Sen McCarthy charges continues; Tydings, in radio s, says own inquiry yields valuable data; warns of premature conclusions; McCarthy replies to Acheson, Hull, Byrnes and Marshall denials of Prof Lattimore Far Eastern policy role, radio s; says Tydings and Sen McMahon hinder probe conduct; cites costs he bears for angles which should be probed by com
Communications Workers of Amer (CWA) calls off Western Elec strike after Fed mediation; 104 South Bend CWA members reinstated; CWA Div 6 says union refused to back strike and rescinded approval to picket
1950Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer and coach[†]
Daniel Fergus McGrain is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Celtic, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team as a right back. McGrain is regarded as one of Scotland's greatest players and throughout the 1970s and 80s was one of the best full backs in world football; sports writer Hugh McIlvanney commented, "Anybody who saw him at his best had the unmistakable impression of watching a great player, probably one who had no superior anywhere in the world."
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]