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TOKYO, Thursday, Aug. 10-- United States patrols have reached the banks of the Nam River, less than five miles from Chinju, and the enemy retreat on the southern front is now "in the nature of a rout," Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters said today.
9 UN delegations meet to discuss deadlock; invite Malik to private conf with group; Malik agrees 'in principle'
US gen advance along SW front begins after US pressure forces withdrawal of N Koreans toward Chinpi; progress slow; captured enemy documents indicate enemy withdrawal from area SW of Masan rd
House votes tentative approval; approves Kunkel, 118-96 and Poage, 146-71, amendments limiting Pres power; House sets bill for 10 mos; rejects Cole, Nicholson and Flood amendments
Sen rejects him, 59-14; Sens Byrd, Robertson roles
1950Patti Austin, American singer-songwriter[†]
Patti Austin is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Austin has collaborated with the likes of James Ingram, Steely Dan and Quincy Jones. She's acquired an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music. Austin has also won one Grammy out of seven nominations.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]