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Govt stand in gas strike and Communist link likened to London play His Excellency; TUC backs Govt over members interests; gas strikers demand repeal of wartime compulsory arbitration order
Press, after announcing UN defeat in Korea, is silent on fall of Seoul and other N Korea reverses
After General MacArthur had called on the North Koreans "for the last time" to surrender, forces of his United Nations Command went forward on offensives north of the Thirtyeighth Parallel. The United States First Cavalry Division had a regiment spearheading action on the west. The South Korean Third Division was five miles from the east coast port of Wonsan. [1:8, map P.2.]
Acheson sees accord possible, but only when East-West mil inequality is reduced; stresses free nations peril; warns against war talk
Thorne, (Dr) L: shot dead by 'insane' intruder; wife wounded, North Haven
1950Brian Downing, American baseball player[†]
Brian Jay Downing is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1992, originally as a catcher before converting to an outfielder and designated hitter later in his career.
1950Yoshiyuki Konishi, Japanese fashion designer[†]
Masanori Konishi , better known as Yoshiyuki Konishi is a Japanese fashion designer who is represented by the talent agency Someday. He is nicknamed Don Konishi . He was divorced and is now single.
1950Reichi Nakaido, Japanese singer and guitarist[†]
Hideaki Katō , known professionally as Reichi Nakaido and nicknamed Chabo, is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as one of the guitarists and vocalists of the influential rock band RC Succession. Nakaido was voted the third greatest Japanese guitarist in a 2019 poll held by goo.
1950Jody Williams, American academic and activist, Nobel Prize laureate[†]
Jody Williams is an American political activist known for her work in banning anti-personnel landmines, her defense of human rights, and her efforts to promote new understandings of security in today's world. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work toward the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines.
1950George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (born 1895)[†]
George Henry Hainsworth was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada Hockey League. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
1950The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.[†]
The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre was a massacre of over 153 unarmed civilians conducted between 9 October 1950 and 31 October 1950 by police in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do district of South Korea. After the victory of the Second Battle of Seoul, South Korean authorities arrested and summarily executed several individuals along with their families on suspicion of sympathizing with North Korea. The killings in Goyang coincided with the Namyangju massacre in nearby Namyangju.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]