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November 4, 1950

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WIDOW OF ASSASSIN, SEIZED AS PLOTTER, ON HUNGER STRIKE; HELD IN CONSPIRACY AGAINST PRESIDENT

By Richard H. Parkethe New York Times

Mrs Torresola seized; held in bail for conspiracy; 15 subpoenaed, NYC

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ROADS THREATENED; Republican 7th Division 'Badly Chewed Up' in Counter-Attack U.S. TROOPS GO FORWARD Foe Said to Have Elements of 12 Divisions and 5 Brigades in Field Against the Allies Two Red Divisions in Reserve MacArthur Headquarters Estimate KOREA REDS PRESS ASSAULTS IN WEST Less Dangerous in East Bulk of Power in the West Marine Battalions Cut Off

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

NKs backed by Chinese press attacks, W coast; map; US 2d Div gains W of Tokchon; US 1st Corps identifies elements of 5 Chinese divs of 38th and 40th Route Armies, W sector; 3 believed near Unsan; others in reserve; NKs reptd using foreign 76-mm howitzers, recoilless guns and multiple rocket launchers in thrust within 2 mi of Kunu; SK 7th Div badly mauled while recapturing Won; elements of 12 NK divs and 5 independent brigades reptd in North; US 24th completes withdrawal; holds Taechon as UN line W anchor; 2 rgts of 1st Cavalry suffer heavy casualties; half of isolated Cavalry bn infiltrates back to own lines; NKs capture 13 US tanks, Unsan area; SK 6th Div elements near Chosan lose contact with Allied troops; enemy strikes within 12 mi of Hamhung; US 7th advances NW of Pungsan; SKs meet resistance beyond Kilchu; Marine fighter planes attack ridges; enemy movement reptd N of border; push described as localized attack rather than counter-offensive; Marine plane illus using rd as airfield, Hamhung

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U.S. URGES U.N. BAR ENTRY OF PUPPETS; Gross, Asking New Rule, Says We Will Continue to Oppose Red China's Admission U.S.URGES U.N. BAR ENTRY OF PUPPETS

By Georgs Barrett Special To the New York Times

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DEWEY SEEKS 4,000 AS POLL WATCHERS; 'Tammany Up to Old Tricks, He Asserts in Appeal for Election Volunteers DEWEY SEEKS 4,000 TO WATCH POLLS

By William R. Conklin

Dewey appeals for 4,000 volunteer poll-watchers, NYC, to avoid 'Tammany tricks'; conf with Atty Gen Goldstein; Goldstein, Impellitteri and Murphy conf on precautions again frauds and incidents, NYC

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Notable Births

1950Charles Frazier, American novelist^[†]

Charles Frazier is an American novelist. He won the 1997 National Book Award for Fiction for Cold Mountain.

1950Markie Post, American actress (died 2021)^[†]

Marjorie Armstrong Post, known professionally as Markie Post, was an American actress. Her best known roles include bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985; public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992; Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995; and Barbara ‘Bunny’ Fletcher, the mother of Detective Erin Lindsay, on the NBC drama series Chicago P.D. from 2014 to 2017.

1950Nik Powell, English businessman, co-founded Virgin Group (died 2019)^[†]

Nikolas Mark Powell was a British businessman and one of the co-founders of Virgin Records with Richard Branson. After operating a mail-order company, a small record shop, and a recording studio, the partners established the label in 1972. It became one of the UK's major recording labels until its sale to EMI in 1992.

Notable Deaths

1950Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player and coach (born 1887)^[†]

Grover Cleveland Alexander, nicknamed "Old Pete" and "Alexander the Great", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. In 1938, Alexander was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Historical Context for November 4, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people^[†]