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8 found guilty; sentenced
France decides to negotiate without GB; will keep GB informed; Schuman hopes for Brit role later; Brit Cabinet holds special meeting; absence of top mins delays compromise
NY Port Authority studies proposed 3d tube
Fed Ct permits Alcoa to buy wartime aluminum plant, St Lawrence, NY
1950Frédéric François, Belgian singer-songwriter[†]
Frédéric François, is a French-speaking singer-composer living in Belgium.
1950Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter and producer (died 2015)[†]
Melissa Marie Mathison was an American film and television screenwriter and an activist for the Tibetan independence movement. She was best known for writing the screenplays for the films The Black Stallion (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the latter of which earned her the Saturn Award for Best Writing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
1950Larry Probst, American businessman[†]
Lawrence Francis Probst III is an American businessman who served as CEO of video game publisher Electronic Arts from 1991 until 2007, and as executive chairman from 2013 to 2015. He continued to serve as chairman of the board of EA until 2021, when he was succeeded by CEO Andrew Wilson. Probst also served as chairman of the United States Olympic Committee until 2019.
1950Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Susan Kay Quatro is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of singles that found success in Europe and Australia, with both "Can the Can" (1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" (1974) reaching number one in several countries.
1950Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.[†]
Maurice André Raymond Herzog was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition, Annapurna.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]