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November 27, 1950

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Headlines from November 27, 1950

Socialist Gain in Bavaria Poll Held New Blow to Rearming; GAIN BY SOCIALISTS IN BAVARIAN VOTE

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

Socialist gains seen new rebuff

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RED CHINESE IN U.N. FACE 20 U.S. QUERIES; Peiping Permits Delegation to Act in Political Committee as Well as Security Council

By Walter Sullivan Special To the New York Times

Austin to put 20 questions to Peiping reprs on policy; Sir B N Rau to conf with them

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2 EX-ENVOYS TIED TO A STOCK INQUIRY; McNutt and Marvel Officers of Uranium Concern Whose Sales State Is Studying

By Unknown Author

Amer-Canadian Uranium Co: NYS Atty Gen Goldstein probes background and stock sale; says US ex-aides P V McNutt and J Marvel Jr are exec officers; charges large stockholders M E Young and H Hirshhorn have fraud convictions in Canada; says pub is offered only 17% of co stock; McNutt defends officers; Marvel comments

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FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS TO REACH MANCHURIAN BORDER

By Unknown Author

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CITY IS REPAIRING DAMAGE OF STORM; 205 DEAD IN NATION; 5 Killed Here, 33 in Suburbs-- Loss in Northeast Is Likely to Exceed $100,000,000 UTILITY MENDING SPEEDED Transit Near Normal--Motor Travel Heavy--Most of the Evacuees Return Home

By The New York Times

New York and most of the northeastern states emerged yesterday from the great storm that had battered them on Saturday to count 205 dead and property damage estimated at more than 100,000,000. Five of the deaths were in New York City and thirty-three others in the metropolitan area.

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1950Gavyn Davies, English journalist and businessman^[†]

Gavyn Davies, is a former Goldman Sachs partner who was the chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004. On 28 January 2004 he announced that he was resigning his BBC post following the publication of the Hutton Inquiry report which heavily criticised the organisation.

Historical Context for November 27, 1950

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

Headlines from November 27, 1950

Socialist Gain in Bavaria Poll Held New Blow to Rearming; GAIN BY SOCIALISTS IN BAVARIAN VOTE

RED CHINESE IN U.N. FACE 20 U.S. QUERIES; Peiping Permits Delegation to Act in Political Committee as Well as Security Council

2 EX-ENVOYS TIED TO A STOCK INQUIRY; McNutt and Marvel Officers of Uranium Concern Whose Sales State Is Studying

FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS TO REACH MANCHURIAN BORDER

CITY IS REPAIRING DAMAGE OF STORM; 205 DEAD IN NATION; 5 Killed Here, 33 in Suburbs-- Loss in Northeast Is Likely to Exceed $100,000,000 UTILITY MENDING SPEEDED Transit Near Normal--Motor Travel Heavy--Most of the Evacuees Return Home

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Historical Context for November 27, 1950