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Four candidates for the office of Mayor, made vacant by the resignation of William O'Dwyer upon his nomination by President Truman to be Ambassador to Mexico, were assured last night.
Truman signs bill to draft drs, dentists and allied specialists; Defense Dept sets priorities for calling Reservists
Hemingway, E: Across the River and Into the Trees
2 Croatian Govt members suspended; action against lower officials reptd
200 NKs in US Army coats and helmets walk up to entrenched US troops on ridge, N of Taegu; open fire at 100 yds
1950Rosie Flores, American singer and guitarist[†]
Rosie Flores is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She currently resides in Austin, Texas, where August 31 was declared Rosie Flores Day by the Austin City Council in 2006.
1950Tom Lund, Norwegian football player[†]
Tom Lund is a former Norwegian football coach and striker. He played his entire career at Norwegian club Lillestrøm, taking them from the third division to the first and winning the Double. He never played professionally, despite receiving offers from big international clubs. He is widely considered one of the greatest Norwegian football players of all time.
1950Joe Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Joseph Anthony Pereira, professionally known as Joe Perry, is an American musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of the rock band Aerosmith and has appeared on every studio album except Rock in a Hard Place. Perry also has his own solo band called the Joe Perry Project, and is a member of the all-star band Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]