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May 6, 1950

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100 WELFARE AIDES GET 'BLACK MARKS' FOR POLICY ATTACKS; Hilliard Asserts in Civil Service Ratings That They Tried to 'Discredit' Department ENTIRE STAFF IS WARNED Filing of Dismissal Charges Against Two More Employes Announced by Agency Union Challenges Hilliard Explanation of Conduct

By Doris Greenberg

100 employes get 'black marks' on service records for attempts to discredit dept; Comr Hilliard announces dismissal charges filed against 2 others; UPWA scores action

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$3,122,450,000 VOTED BY SENATE FOR FOREIGN AID, POINT FOUR; E.R.P. FUND IS CUT $250,000,000; HIGHER SLASH FAILS Economy Forces Falter After Nearly Upsetting Administration Aims POINT FOUR WINS BY 37-36 Appeal by Taft Proves Futile --Korea, Non-Soviet China and Arabs Will Benefit Shelving of Point Four Balked Cut of Billion Is Beaten Senate Votes $3,122,450,000 For Foreign Aid and Point Four Estimates Being Restudied Two Kem Proposals Beaten Labeling Change Rejected

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

Sen, 62-17, rejects Kem amendment for $1-billion cut; amendment to cut $500 million offered by Taft; opposed by Connally; rejected, 40-40; Hoffman opposes cut, lr; repts ECA restudies budget; says expenses are held to minimum; Sen, 47-23, passes Bridges amendment to cut $250 million; bill goes to Cong conferees

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U.S. Says Soviet Harms Peace By Stand on Baltic Incident; New Note Charges Moscow Deliberately Ignores Its International Obligations and Avoids Facts in Plane Attack U.S. SAYS MOSCOW IMPEDES PEACE AIM Charges Soviet Ignores Facts

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

US note charges USSR harms peace, ignores facts and internatl obligations by its stand; again denies violating USSR territory; indicates incident closed; US Embassy, Sweden, says markings indicate lifejacket is US Navy's

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Notable Births

Jeffery Deaver

1950Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author[†]

Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He later practiced law before embarking on a career as a novelist. He has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association and the Nero Award from The Wolfe Pack. He is also a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the Year and a winner of the British Thumping Good Read Award. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including The New York Times, The Times, Italy's Corriere della Sera, The Sydney Morning Herald, and the Los Angeles Times.

Historical Context for May 6, 1950

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