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Reprs Vorys and Judd score US State Dept policies; Judd urges State Dept re-appt some former diplomats to Far East missions
Cabinet approves Truman's proposed message
Designating petitions filed, NYC dists; comment on contests
US reptdly studies creation of Office of Defense Mobilization
1950Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance[†]
Per-Kristian Foss (born 19 July 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and from 2014 to 2021 the Auditor General of Norway.
1950Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)[†]
Demi Gene Moore is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the early 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Primetime Emmy Award. In 2025, she appeared on Time's 100 most influential people in the world list, and will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026.
1950Adrian Noble, English director and screenwriter[†]
Adrian Keith Noble is a theatre director, and was also the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]