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In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]
1950Doyle Alexander, American baseball player[†]
Doyle Lafayette Alexander is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers.
1950Frank White, American baseball player and politician[†]
Frank White Jr. is an American politician and former professional baseball player, coach, and television sports commentator who is currently the first base coach for the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He played his entire eighteen-year career in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Kansas City Royals from 1973 to 1990 and was an integral member of the 1985 World Series winning team.
1950Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.[†]
Darlington Raceway is a 1.366 mi (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval track in Darlington, South Carolina. The track has hosted racing events since its inaugural season in 1950, primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR. The venue has a capacity of 47,000 as of 2021. Darlington Raceway is owned by NASCAR and led by track president Josh Harris.
Repr Tauriello again scores Sec Johnson economy plan; Gen McNarney revs spending, '46-50
WITH THE FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION, in Korea, Sept. 3--A torrential downpour, driving the Allied Air Force from the sky for a few hours and limiting ground observation, came to the aid of North Korean Communist infiltrators working their way late ...
heavy rains help NK infiltrators near Taegu
Dewey statement awaited; Hanley reptd disappointed; 17 NYS Reprs urge Dewey to run; Dems reptd confused; naming of Irish-Cath seen imperative; Sinnott backing of McDonald and McGrath noted; Judge Froessel and Roosevelt candidacy pressed
DETROIT, Monday, Sept. 4--A new contract that would include an 8-cent across-the-board wage increase for Ford employes was expected to be signed "momentarily" early this morning by Ford Motor Company and the United Automobile Workers, C.I.O.
Travel, NYC area
Heavy fighting continued along the entire 120-mile front in Korea but North Korean thrusts failed to disclose a weak spot in the United Nations defenses. In the eastern sector the Communists took Angang and were in the outskirts of Pohang. [1:8; ...
7 nuns rescued, Stone Beach, NJ
Budget Dir Patterson, in message to Impellitteri, urges econ in light of heavy civilian defense needs; agrees with Controller Joseph on '51 and '52-56 programs; says $288,464,306 will be available within debt limit between July 1, '50 and Dec 31, '51, and $868,400,000 within debt limit between July 1, '50 and Dec 31, '56
Moscow Pravda on factors which alter situation
Marines retake Nakton bulge they cleared 2 wks ago
Typhoon hits wide area; 250 dead; hundreds missing; estimated 300,000 homeless