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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 7-- The grasping fingers of Michigan's lanky Negro end, Lowell Perry, gave the Wolverines a hard-earned 27 to 7 decision over Dartmouth today in an intersectional battle before 74,903 fans.
When President Truman takes a vacation cruise on his yacht, the Williamsburg, one of the things he gets away from is White House correspondents. Reporters are not allowed
Inspector F A Hofsaes applies for retirement
1950Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player[†]
Robert Earl "Kool" Bell, also known by the name Muhammad Bayyan, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is the last surviving founding member of the American R&B, soul, funk and disco band Kool & the Gang.
1950Blake Morrison, English poet, author, and academic[†]
Philip Blake Morrison is an English poet and author who has published in a wide range of fiction and non-fiction genres. His greatest success came with the publication of his memoirs And When Did You Last See Your Father? (1993), which won the J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography and was made into a drama film of the same title. He has also written a study of the murder of James Bulger, As If (1997).
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]