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October 30, 1950
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Headlines from October 30, 1950
PECORA PRESENTS HIS CITY PROGRAM; Platform Calls for Improving Police, Schools, Hospitals, Transit, Civil Service PECORA PRESENTS HIS CITY PROGRAM Transit and Traffic Plans
s, Bklyn and Manhattan
13 Nations Join U.S. in Sponsoring U.N. Assembly Move to Keep Lie; 13 NATIONS JOIN U.S. IN MOVE TO KEEP LIE No Provision in U.N. Charter THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Izvestia Assails Lie
US and 13 other nations sponsor resolution to extend Lie term 3 yrs; text; USSR asks Council meet again; Moscow Izvestia scores Lie
CONGRESS ELECTION UNLIKELY TO BRING WIDE NET CHANGES; Prospects Favor Republicans, but With Gains Far Short of Controlling Houses PARTIES BOLD IN CLAIMS Off-Year Trends Have Helped G.O.P., but the Democrats Report New 'Groundswell' Democrats See "Groundswell" Off-year History Cited SCANT NET SHIFTS IN CONGRESS SEEN
speculation; outcome seen close
All Sweden Mourns Gustaf; Son, 67, Takes Throne Today; HEIR APPARENT
Gustav VI to assume office; forswears coronation as waste of funds; Prince Carl Gustav made Crown Prince
Notable Births
1950Phil Chenier, American basketball player and broadcaster[โ ]
Philip Chenier is an American former professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for ten seasons. He was also a television sports broadcaster for the NBA's Washington Wizards.
1950Tim Sheens, Australian rugby league player and coach[โ ]
Timothy Sheens is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. Head Coach of the Australia national team between 2009 and 2015, he has also been the head coach of National Rugby League (NRL) clubs, the Penrith Panthers, the Canberra Raiders, the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers. As a player, Sheens was a prop forward with Sydney's Penrith club in the 1970s and 1980s before he retired and became their coach.
Historical Context for October 30, 1950
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[โ ]