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Sen Johnson subcom cites sales or sales process of 5 reserve plants since Korean war start; scores Defense Dept
see-saw battle continues, N and E; 2 SK rgts forced to withdraw S of Angang; NKs driven from Yongchon; USAF repts record 625 missions, more than half over front; claims 40 tanks damaged; NKs score small gains on Kunwi-Taegu (Bowling Alley) rd; reptdly hold Tabu; US Marines take high ground near Songjin; illus
Repubs conv adopts platform
USSR note delivered to US Amb Kirk charges unprovoked attack by 11 fighter planes on unarmed bomber while on routine training flight out of Port Arthur; demands reparations; warns on consequences; Kirk refuses to accept note; holds issue should be studied by UN; USSR holds issue concerns only US and USSR; Austin will ask Council debate; Jebb rules Council can discuss USSR note and original US rept; Malik does not challenge ruling; US State Dept returns copy of note to Soviet Embassy, Washington; Kirk illus
Truman apologizes to Corps, lr to Commandant Cates; lr read to Marine Corps League conv; text
1950David Cannadine, English historian and author[†]
Sir David Nicholas Cannadine is a British author and historian who specialises in modern history, Britain and the history of business and philanthropy. He is currently the Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, a visiting professor of history at Oxford University, and the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He was president of the British Academy between 2017 and 2021, the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. He also serves as the chairman of the trustees of the National Portrait Gallery in London and vice-chair of the editorial board of Past & Present.
1950Johann Friedrich, German-Australian engineer (died 1991)[†]
Johann Friedrich Hohenberger OAM, also known as John Friedrich, was executive director of the National Safety Council of Australia during the 1980s. He was the subject of Victoria's biggest fraud case and known as "Australia's greatest conman".
1950Julie Kavner, American actress[†]
Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. Before becoming well known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, Kavner attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom Rhoda, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also voices other characters for The Simpsons, including Marge's mother, Jacqueline Bouvier, sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier, and half-step-great-aunt Eunice Bouvier.
1950Peggy Noonan, American author, journalist, speechwriter, and pundit[†]
Margaret Ellen Noonan is an American weekly columnist for The Wall Street Journal and contributor to NBC News and ABC News. She was a primary speechwriter and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan from 1984 to 1986 and has been right-leaning in her writings since leaving the Reagan administration. Five of Noonan's books have been New York Times bestsellers. Noonan was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on America: A Tribute to Heroes.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]