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oral peace pact reached; announcement of terms being prepared; co vp H L Weckler comments; strike losses estimated
Mail and parcel post delivery changes effective June 1, NYC
US backs $15 million IBRD loan
House com approves $40 million to convert heavy cruiser into missile launcher
Western Union, Independent Telephone Assn and Amer Telephone & Telegraph Co reprs protest proposed legis to make interstate transmission of gambling data illegal; say plan would in effect make cos police agencies by forcing them to monitor phones to determine if wires were being used illegally, Sen subcom
1950Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022)[†]
Frank Curry Jr. was an Australian rugby league player and coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs club.
1950Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician[†]
Duncan John Gay is a former Australian politician who served as the Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales and the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council from May 2014 to January 2017; and the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight from April 2015 to January 2017. Gay served as the Leader of the Nationals in the Legislative Council until January 2017 and was a member of the Council from 1988 to 2017, representing the Nationals.
1950Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter[†]
Louis Andrew Grammatico, known professionally as Lou Gramm, is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as co-founder and original frontman of the rock band Foreigner from 1976 to 1990 and again from 1992 to 2003, during which time the band had numerous successful albums and singles.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]