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Chiang Ching-kuo gives underground Communists 2 wks to give up; large number of high-ranking Nationalists reptdly executed as result of mass arrests in all Govt branches and armed forces
H Richards to testify before grand jury
12 Dems and 24 Repubs sign petition assuring showdown vote on whether Sen will debate bill; George and Holland charge bill originates with Communists; cite Communist party '28 platform; Humphrey charges Southern Dems distort issue
Council studies creating permanent strategy bd headed by Amer; Gen Eisenhower and Amb Harriman mentioned; member nations concerned over cost of balanced natl forces
W Ger Cabinet unanimously approves plan; Adenauer to name trade union reprs as negotiators
1950Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (died 1991)[â ]
Howard Elliott Ashman was an American playwright, lyricist, and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music. Ashman has been credited as being a main driving force behind the Disney Renaissance. His work included songs for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Tim Rice took over to write the rest of the songs for the latter film after Ashman's death in 1991.
1950Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English accountant and politician[â ]
Keith John Charles Bradley, Baron Bradley, is a British Labour Party politician and life peer. He was formerly the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Withington from 1987 until 2005.
1950Janez DrnovÅ¡ek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (died 2008)[â ]
Janez DrnovÅ¡ek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989â1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia (2002â2007).
1950Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer[â ]
Alan Arthur Johnson is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007, Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009, Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010, and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle from 1997 to 2017.
1950Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (died 2014)[â ]
Valeriya Ilyinichna Novodvorskaya was a Russian and Soviet dissident, writer and liberal politician. She was the founder and the chairwoman of the Democratic Union party and a member of the editorial board of The New Times.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[â ]