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November 22, 1950

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Headlines from November 22, 1950

IMPELLITTERI AIDES CANVASS FOR VOTES IN FIGHT ON DESAPIO; Open Drive to Get Committee Members to Reject Tammany Chief for Elections Post APPEAL UP IN COURT TODAY Call for Meeting Next Monday Night in Manhattan Center, Capacity 5,000, Planned

By Warren Moscow

both Tammany groups vie for county com members support; charge intimidation; De Sapio sets new county com meeting, Manhattan Center; newspaper charges 2 men with criminal records paid for luncheon at which DeSapio reed exec com support pledge and financial aid; S Kantor denial; links rept to Mancuso

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U.S. SOLDIERS DIG IN AT CAPTURED TOWN FACING MANCHURIA; Construct 'Blocking' Positions Around Hyesanjin to Guard Against Chinese Attack SOUTH KOREANS ADVANCE Reach Area 15 Miles From Last Big Town Below Soviet Line --Western Front Still Quiet

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

US 7th Div digs in, Hyesanjin; Communists reptd recruiting all 18 to 45-yr-olds in NE Provs; Capital Div thrusts within 15 mi of Chongjin; central front quiet; UN forces advance slowly in West; heavy enemy movements from border reptd; some 50,000 more Chinese may have entered in past 3 wks; 4 armies seen committed; guerrillas suffer casualties, Chunchon and Songchon areas

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Notable Births

Lyman Bostock

1950Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (died 1978)[†]

Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for four seasons, as an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins (1975–77) and California Angels (1978), with a lifetime average of .311. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Jim Jefferies (footballer)

1950Jim Jefferies, Scottish footballer and manager[†]

James Jefferies is a Scottish football manager and former player. Jefferies played for Heart of Midlothian for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the 1998 Scottish Cup. Jefferies has also managed Gala Fairydean, Berwick Rangers, Falkirk, Bradford City, Kilmarnock and Dunfermline Athletic.

Steven Van Zandt

1950Steven Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor[†]

Steven Van Zandt, also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He has appeared in several television drama series, including as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos (1999–2007) and as Frank Tagliano/Giovanni 'Johnny' Henriksen in Lilyhammer (2012–2014). Van Zandt has his own solo band called Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, intermittently active since the 1980s.

Tina Weymouth

1950Tina Weymouth, American singer-songwriter and bass player[†]

Martina Michèle Weymouth is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and a founding member and bassist of the new wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club, which she co-founded with her husband, Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz. In 2002, Weymouth was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads.

Historical Context for November 22, 1950

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