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Sen-House conf authorizes 980,000-man ceiling
US agrees to recall Asst Mil Attache Hutinspiller, note to Rumania; State Dept assails basis for recall demand; sees attempt to block normal diplomatic ties; excerpts
Transport Bd offers plan for buying div and linking it with munic system; Comr Bingham puts cost at $10 1/2 million
BRT and conductors threaten nationwide strike to back demands for 40-hr wk and improved rules; call bd findings 'insult'; switchmen call strike against 5 Midwest and western rrs in similar dispute; Bock Is RR ready to shut down
1950Sharon Maughan, English actress[†]
Sharon Patricia Maughan is a British actress. She became internationally recognised in the 1980s from the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé instant coffee, alongside actor Anthony Head. Her credits include She's Out of My League, MacGyver, Inspector Morse, Hannay, and Murder, She Wrote. She made it to the semi-final of Celebrity MasterChef in 2011.
1950Adrian Năstase, Romanian lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Romania[†]
Adrian Năstase is a Romanian jurist, academic/professor, blogger, and former politician who served as the prime minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004.
1950Greg Oliphant, Australian rugby league player[†]
Greg Oliphant is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, a state and national representative halfback who made one Kangaroo tour. Oliphant played in the New South Wales Rugby League for the two seasons of 1978–1979 with the Balmain Tigers. Prior to and after those years he played in the Brisbane Rugby League with Wests, Valleys and Redcliffe.
1950John Perdue, former West Virginia State Treasurer[†]
John D. Perdue is an American politician who served as the 24th West Virginia State Treasurer from 1997 to 2021. He is the latest Democratic candidate to receive more than 50% of the vote in the state.
1950Zenonas Petrauskas, Lithuanian lawyer and politician (died 2009)[†]
Zenonas Petrauskas was a Lithuanian lawyer and deputy foreign minister of Lithuania (2004–2006). He was as an associate professor of international law. He was born in Čekiškė.
1950Tom Alter, Indian actor (died 2017)[†]
Thomas Beach Alter was an Indian actor. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]