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Mayor Impellitteri named yesterday the four members of his special committee to consider higher fares on the private bus lines and urged them to bring in a report with all possible speed.
US Commerce Dept blacklists Specialty Co (GB) which transshipped 50 tons to USSR
Asia-Arab nations agree to offer plans for 3-man comm to arrange cease-fire and for gen conf on Far East; Philippines backs 1st plan; Rau conf with US, Brit and French reprs; illus
Writes decision upholding self-incrimination as grounds for refusing to answer Fed grand jury questions on Communist ties, Mrs P Blau case
Annual meeting; owners vote against renewing Comr Chandler's 7-yr contract expiring in '52; he wants to complete term
1950Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist[†]
Pedro Ferriz de Con is a Mexican radio and TV news anchor. During the 1990s, he worked for the Multivision Network. In January 2000, he left MVS and went to Grupo Imagen, where he hosted the morning newscast on XEDA-FM until August 25, 2014. He also hosted the evening newscast of Cadenatres from 2007 to 2012.
1950Heiner Flassbeck, German economist and academic[†]
Heiner Flassbeck is a German economist and public intellectual. From 1998 to 1999 he was a State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Finance where he also advised former finance minister Oskar Lafontaine on a reform of the European Monetary System. He became the Chief of Macroeconomics and Development of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva in January 2003, a position that he held until resigning at the end of 2012 due to his age.
1950Rajinikanth, Indian actor[†]
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. Known for his uniquely styled mannerism and one liners in films, he has a huge fan base and a cult following. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, the highest Indian award in the field of cinema, for his contributions to Indian cinema. He has won numerous film awards including one National Film Award, seven Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Nandi Award, one Filmfare Award and two Maharashtra State Film Awards.
1950Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager[†]
William John Smith is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He won four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and was the first goalie to be credited with a goal in the NHL. In 2017 Smith was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.
1950Gorman Thomas, American baseball player[†]
James Gorman Thomas III is an American former professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder and right-handed hitter. Thomas played in the American League (AL) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians (1983) and Seattle Mariners (1984–86).
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]