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May 16, 1950

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2 STRUCK RAILWAYS INCREASE SERVICE OF FREIGHT TRAINS; Pennsylvania Reports 56 Run in Strike Area and More Will Be Operated Today SANTA FE EASES EMBARGO Frees Westbound Items and Southern Recalls Some Shop Workers--Talks Go On STRUCK RAILWAYS INCREASE SERVICE Ready to Use "White Collar" Men

By George Eckel Special To the New York Times

BLFE strike against 5 rrs; Santa Fe lifts embargo on westbound freight; Penna runs 56 freight trains; says Harrisburg area picketing failed; Southern to recall some shop workers; effects on steel and auto indus

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TRUMAN BIDS VOTERS DEFEAT CONGRESS 'OBSTRUCTIONISTS'; SETS A 10-POINT PARTY PLAN; 25,000 AT THE RALLY Hear President Pledge Continued Battle on All Extremists HE HAILS 81ST CONGRESS Vows Fight for World Peace and Higher Living Standard --Warns of Grave Task An Open Bid for Votes TRUMAN DEMANDS VOTERS OUST FOES

By W.h. Lawrence Special To the New York Times

Truman urges defeat of Cong 'obstructionists,' s

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COLUMBIA PLANNING GALA BICENTENNIAL; Eisenhower Asks 750 Centers of Learning, Including Some in Red Orbit, to '54 Fete COLUMBIA TO MARK 200TH YEAR IN 1954 Letter to Museums, Libraries Bids to Soviet Institutions

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$3,121,450,000 IN AID SET BY CONFEREES; Foreign Assistance Bill Slated for Prompt Final Adoption-- $35,000,000 for Point 4 CONFEREES VOTE $3,121,450,000 AID $200,000,000 Coverage Limit

By Charles E. Egan Special To the New York Times

Cong conferees approve $2.85 billion, $250 million less than Adm request

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1950Georg Bednorz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate^[†]

Johannes Georg Bednorz is a German physicist who, together with K. Alex Müller, discovered high-temperature superconductivity in ceramics, for which they shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics.

1950Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2004)^[†]

Ray Condo, born Ray Tremblay, was a Canadian rockabilly singer, saxophonist, and guitarist.

1950Bruce Coville, American author^[†]

Bruce Farrington Coville is an author of young adult fiction. Coville was first published in 1977 and has written over 100 books.

Historical Context for May 16, 1950

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

Headlines from May 16, 1950

2 STRUCK RAILWAYS INCREASE SERVICE OF FREIGHT TRAINS; Pennsylvania Reports 56 Run in Strike Area and More Will Be Operated Today SANTA FE EASES EMBARGO Frees Westbound Items and Southern Recalls Some Shop Workers--Talks Go On STRUCK RAILWAYS INCREASE SERVICE Ready to Use "White Collar" Men

COLUMBIA PLANNING GALA BICENTENNIAL; Eisenhower Asks 750 Centers of Learning, Including Some in Red Orbit, to '54 Fete COLUMBIA TO MARK 200TH YEAR IN 1954 Letter to Museums, Libraries Bids to Soviet Institutions

$3,121,450,000 IN AID SET BY CONFEREES; Foreign Assistance Bill Slated for Prompt Final Adoption-- $35,000,000 for Point 4 CONFEREES VOTE $3,121,450,000 AID $200,000,000 Coverage Limit

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