2 Southern Ry trains ambushed and fired at, Knoxville; fireman hit; Southern suspends line operations; BLFE denies strikers involved; other violence reptd; 4 rrs announce lay-offs; map of affected routes; O'Neill denies dispute will be taken to White House

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WEST MAPS UNITY ON FOREIGN ISSUES AS PARLEY STARTS; Acheson, Bevin and Schuman Explore World Problems in Conflict With Soviet STRESS GAINS IN 2 YEARS Germany and Paris Proposal on Coal-Steel Pool Are Set Aside for Special Treatment Talk on Germany Deferred Aims of Conference Cited WEST MAPS UNITY ON FOREIGN ISSUES BIG THREE WESTERN LEADERS GATHER IN LONDON

By Raymond Daniell Special To the New York Times

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1950Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author^[†]

Bruce William Boxleitner is an American actor and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and Babylon 5 . He is also known for his dual role as the characters Alan Bradley and Tron in the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film Tron, a role which he reprised in the 2003 video game Tron 2.0, the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover game Kingdom Hearts II, the 2010 film sequel, Tron: Legacy and the animated series Tron: Uprising. He co-starred in most of the Gambler films with Kenny Rogers, where his character provided comic relief. He also voiced General Moss in the films AniMen: Triton Force and AniMen: The Galactic Battle.

1950Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, and producer^[†]

Gabriel James Byrne is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and was listed at number 17 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020. In 2009 The Guardian named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.

1950Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

William Haislip Squier is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In the Dark", "Rock Me Tonite", "Everybody Wants You", "Emotions in Motion", "Love Is the Hero", and "Don't Say You Love Me". Squier's best-selling album, 1981's Don't Say No, is considered a landmark release of arena rock, bridging the gap between power pop and hard rock.

Historical Context for May 12, 1950

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

Headlines from May 12, 1950

TRUMAN ASKS HELP TO KEEP RENT CURB; Mayors' Meeting Also Urged to Put Pressure on Congress for Middle-Income Housing MAYORS ARE ASKED TO KEEP RENT CURBS Asks Fairness to Landlords Housing Aid to Cities Overseas Mayors Speak AT THE CONFERENCE OF INTERNATIONAL MAYORS

City to Set Up 'Draft' Allocation From Its Relief Rolls on Monday; CITY PLANS 'DRAFT' FROM RELIEF ROLLS Seen as Aid to Morale

Rail Strike Jobless Increase; 2 Trains Shot At, Fireman Hit; Knoxville Pickets Report They Were Stoned --No Progress Reported in Resolving Disputes With Four Roads IDLENESS ON RISE FROM RAIL STRIKE Strike Called "Effective"

Notable Births

Historical Context for May 12, 1950