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Parliament debates rearmament; Churchill and Liberal party leader C Davies back Govt; Attlee proposes spending Ā£3.6 billion, '50-53; repts contracts let for improved defenses
Acheson, Bevin and Schuman open conf, NYC; illus
US and SK troops attack along entire front; NKs in disorganized retreats or suicidal counter-attacks in some areas; gains greatest near Yongchon; UN troops advance to within 5 mi of Pohang; gain up to 1,500 yds, 'Bowling Alley'; NKs, caught NE of Yongchon, decimated; advance to within 5 mi of Taegu before being driven back; US helicopters pick up Brit wounded S of 1st Cavalry Div lines; Bouchier lauds brigade; fighting reptd, Hyonpung bridgehead; UN planes raid NK troop concentrations; NKs attack, 'Changnyong area; driven back; strike heavily against Kan arsenal 10 mi S of Pyongyang; jet fighters hit Pyongyang airfield; spot 5 Yaks believed to be new planes
com hearing; Poor testifies; Hickenlooper questions O'Dwyer; C Ryan Jr fails to appear; Connally comments
Sen com approves $97,212,000
1950WÅodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Poland[ā ]
WÅodzimierz Cimoszewicz is a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland for a year from 7 February 1996 to 31 October 1997, after being defeated in the Parliamentary elections by the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS).
1950Christine Estabrook, American actress[ā ]
Christine Estabrook is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series The Crew, Nikki, Desperate Housewives, and American Horror Story; she had a recurring role on the drama Mad Men during the show's fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons. Estabrook has received an Obie Award and Drama Desk Award.
1950Pat Holland, English footballer and manager[ā ]
Patrick "Patsy" Holland is an English former footballer who played for clubs West Ham United, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Team Hawaii. Holland has also coached and scouted for teams such as Leyton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal.
1950Jeff Lowe, American mountaineer (died 2018)[ā ]
Jeff Lowe was an American alpinist from Ogden, Utah who was known for his visionary climbs and first ascents established in the US and Canadian Rockies, Alps and Himalayas.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[ā ]