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June 12, 1950

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Headlines from June 12, 1950

SENATORS TO HEAR JAFFE IN SECRECY; Ex-Editor of Amerasia Likely to Be Questioned Today on Delays, in Prosecution Senators to Examine Diary SENATORS TO HEAR JAFFE IN SECRECY Only Excerpts Made Public Vardaman's Stand Cited Denies Forrestal Asked Delay

By Jay Walz Special To the New York Times

subcom subpoenas Jaffe; to study Forrestal diary; Sen Brewster urges Vardaman questioning; Hoover denies Forrestal asked arrests delay; says Forrestal was informed about case and had only asked that Pres be kept informed before arrests were made; says he gave that message to Clark

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BROTHERHOOD GOAL OF NEW MOVEMENT; Conference in Paris Endorses Charter of World Organization to Spur Amity of Peoples Interim Group Named BROTHERHOOD GOAL OF NEW MOVEMENT

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

confs ends; const and charter for chaps approved, Communist nations excluded; name World Brotherhood approved; interim com named; Compton comment; World Chs Council pres Dr Boegner and French Chief Rabbi Schwartz pledge support

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HOUSE LOBBY UNIT WEIGHS PLAN TO PUT CURBS ON INDUSTRY; Buchanan Gives This Reason for Call on 166 Corporations to Submit Data on Costs CITES PAMPHLETS AND ADS He Says the Firms Contribute to Propaganda Groups-- Utility Leader Protests Contribution Data Reported Supplementary Letter Sent HOUSE LOBBY UNIT WEIGHS NEW CURB TEXT OF QUESTIONNAIRE Eight Organizations Named TEXT OF LATER LETTER Advertising Call Made Clear

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times. Frank Buchanan, Chairman

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Formosa Executes 2 Generals in Plot

By Unknown Author

Nationalists execute Vice Min of Defense Lt Gen Wu Shih, Lt Gen Chen Pao-Chong and 2 others on charges of plotting to deliver Formosa to Communists; secret transmitter found in Defense Ministry

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Hogan Wins U.S. Open Golf In a Remarkable Comeback; TEXAN'S 69 TAKES HONORS AT MERION ON THE FINAL GREEN IN EXTRA ROUND OF THE U.S. OPEN AT ARDMORE

By Lincoln A. Werden Special To the New York Times

ARDMORE, Pa., June 11--The man they said never would be able to play again regained the United States open golf championship today at the Merion Golf Club.

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1950Oğuz Abadan, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Oğuz Abadan is a Turkish musician born in Ankara.

1950Michael Fabricant, English politician^[†]

Sir Michael Louis David Fabricant is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lichfield in Staffordshire, formerly Mid Staffordshire, from 1992 until his defeat in 2024.

1950Sonia Manzano, American actress^[†]

Sonia Manzano is an American actress, writer and speaker. She is best known for playing Maria on Sesame Street from 1971 to 2015. She received a Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy Award in 2016.

Historical Events

1950An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 46 people.^[†]

Two Air France Douglas DC-4 aircraft crashed two days apart in June 1950 within a few miles of each other and under similar circumstances. These two accidents, on 12 and 14 June, occurred while the aircraft were operating the same route from Saigon to Paris. Both aircraft had stopped at Karachi Airport and crashed into the sea on approach to Bahrain. A total of 86 passengers and crew were killed: 46 on June 12 and 40 on June 14. There were a total of 19 survivors: 6 on June 12 and 13 on June 14.

Historical Context for June 12, 1950

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

Headlines from June 12, 1950

SENATORS TO HEAR JAFFE IN SECRECY; Ex-Editor of Amerasia Likely to Be Questioned Today on Delays, in Prosecution Senators to Examine Diary SENATORS TO HEAR JAFFE IN SECRECY Only Excerpts Made Public Vardaman's Stand Cited Denies Forrestal Asked Delay

BROTHERHOOD GOAL OF NEW MOVEMENT; Conference in Paris Endorses Charter of World Organization to Spur Amity of Peoples Interim Group Named BROTHERHOOD GOAL OF NEW MOVEMENT

Formosa Executes 2 Generals in Plot

Hogan Wins U.S. Open Golf In a Remarkable Comeback; TEXAN'S 69 TAKES HONORS AT MERION ON THE FINAL GREEN IN EXTRA ROUND OF THE U.S. OPEN AT ARDMORE

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