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May 23, 1950

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SENATE APPROVES TWO REFORM PLANS; Chamber Does an About-Face on Proposals for Federal Trade, Power Agencies

By Clayton Knowles Special To the New York Times

Sen approves 2 plans as Adm takes offensive to achieve plans adoption; Sens O'Conor and Benton s, latter scoring special interests, blaming Adm for inadequate presentation and parties for doing only lip service to reorgn; scores Sen Taft role and Hoover silence; pressure exerted by Hoover Comm citizens com, by White House on McClellan and by parties to show that opposition is unwise politically; Taft says he will oppose arbitrary rejection of further plans; Sens Long and E C Johnson lead opposition

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Notable Births

Martin McGuinness

1950Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2017)[†]

James Martin Pacelli McGuinness was an Irish republican politician and statesman for Sinn Féin and a leader within the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) during The Troubles. He was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to January 2017.

Richard Chase

1950Richard Chase, American serial killer (died 1980)[†]

Richard Trenton Chase was an American serial killer, cannibal and necrophile who killed six people in Sacramento, California, between December 1977 and January 1978. He was nicknamed the Vampire of Sacramento because he drank his victims' blood and cannibalized their remains.

Historical Context for May 23, 1950

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