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Speaker Rayburn bars any attempt to include tax in current bill; favors it later; Doughton sees more time needed to draft satisfactory plan
US and SKs counter-attack on both flanks of NK salient SW of Pohang; NKs reptd routed; SKs advance E and NE of Yongchon; 2,000 NKs trapped; hit by fragmentation bombs and jellied gasoline; US troops counter-attack near Waegwan, Changnyong and Nam-Naktong junction; score some gains; local fighting reptd along 'Bowling Alley'; Air Vice Marshal Bouchier inspects Brit troops; NKs in Hyonpung bridgehead suffer heavy loss in attempt to break out; attacks, Changnyong area, halted by US 25th Div; NKs expected to resume drive near Haman; UN air sorties at record 683, mostly tactical; B-29s hit 3 rr yds; light bombers strike Seoul bridge
Spirit of St Louis rams stalled troop train near Coshocton, killing 33 members of Penna Natl Guard and injuring at least 50; train personnel repts trying to flag streamliner down; engineer W Eller is only person on it hurt; wreck illus; inquiry starts; Wilkes-Barre sets wk of mourning; Gov Duff speeds aid
Smuts, Jan C
Harrison sworn in; S J Weinberg seen as 1st asst
1950Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician[â ]
Marie Josephine Marguerite Blais is a Canadian politician, journalist, radio host and television host from Quebec. She was a Coalition Avenir QuĂ©bec Member of the National Assembly of QuĂ©bec and a previous Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers and Member of the ComitĂ© ministĂ©riel des services aux citoyens. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral division of Saint-HenriâSainte-Anne in Montreal from 2007 to 2015, and served as the Minister responsible for Seniors, vice-chair of the ComitĂ© ministĂ©riel du dĂ©veloppement social, Ă©ducatif et culturel and member of the Conseil du trĂ©sor.
1950Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer[â ]
Gustav Brunner is an Austrian Formula One designer and engineer.
1950Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter[â ]
Bruce Mahler Bruce Mahler, born September 12, 1950, is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is known for his role as Sgt. Fackler in the comedy films Police Academy, and as Rabbi Glickman on the sitcom Seinfeld.
1950Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[â ]
Michael John Murphy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for 13 years for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings and has been assistant and head coach in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers. Murphy also played for Team Canada, winning a bronze medal in 1978, and coached Team Canada, International Hockey League (IHL). Murphy is presently Senior Vice President of the NHL, hockey operations.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[â ]