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May 10, 1950

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Headlines from May 10, 1950

Hormones Are Used for Alcoholism; Pituitary Defect Seen as Its Cause; ALCOHOLISM LAID TO PITUITARY LACK

By William L. Laurence

Dr J J Smith repts studies, NYU-Bellevue Med Center, indicate cause is malfunction of pituitary gland; repts acute phases successfully treated with hormones; says adrenal cortical extract (ACE) with vitamin C stimulates best in 5 yrs; revs research; cites evidence that response; sees cure for chronic condition solved endocrine disfunction precedes condition

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FRANCE PROPOSES A COAL-STEEL POOL WITH GERMANS IN IT; Would Solve Bonn's Problems by Including It in Wide European Federation SOVIET BLOC COULD JOIN Members Would Be Bound by Economic Decisions of an International Authority

By Harold Callender Special To the New York Times

PARIS, May 9--A proposal to link and coordinate under a single authority the coal and steel production of France, Germany and such other European countries as cared to join was adopted today by the French Cabinet and immediately made public.

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Notable Deaths

Belle da Costa Greene

1950Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian and bibliographer (born 1883)[†]

Belle da Costa Greene was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan died in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 was named the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Despite being born to black parents, Greene spent her professional career passing for white.

Historical Context for May 10, 1950

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