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May 27, 1950

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Headlines from May 27, 1950

WEST ASKS SOVIET TO BACK FREE VOTE FOR GERMAN UNITY; Commissioners Cite 8-Point Plan of 3 Foreign Ministers to End Nation's Partition REJECT SEPARATE PEACE Letters Sent to Russian Chief as Communist Youths Gather for Unification Rally

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

US, GB and France ask USSR to join in framing all-Ger election law, lrs to Gen Chuikov; cite 8-point unification plan of Western Foreign Mins; propose 4-power comm; USSR acceptance doubted

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FINANCIAL BACKERS OF LOBBIES SOUGHT BY HOUSE INQUIRY; 3 Officials Here Subpoenaed to Force Naming of Donors by Their Organizations BUCHANAN FIGHTS SECRECY Facts Will Be Bared on Those Who Try to Influence Laws, Committee Head Asserts

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

com subpoenas E A Rumely of Com for Const Govt, J Kamp of Const Educ League and M K Hart of Natl Econ Council for orgns records in move to disclose financial backers; staff repts on orgns; Hart conf with counsel; Kamp reptd not to have reed subpoena; Rumely says his orgn seeks Fed Ct injunction to bar records perusal

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Notable Births

Dee Dee Bridgewater

1950Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress[†]

Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.

1950Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (died 2015)[†]

Gerasimos "Makis" Dendrinos was a Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach. He was a 1.80 m tall point guard. His nickname as a player was "Buddha".

Historical Events

Linnanmäki

1950The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki.[†]

Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 27 May 1950 and is owned by the non-profit Children's Day Foundation, which operates the park to raise funds for Finnish child welfare work. In 2023, the foundation donated €4.5 million, and so far has donated a total of over €130 million to this cause.

Historical Context for May 27, 1950

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