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T Kiendl holds decision inapplicable in D L Friedman case
Urner-Barry repts record 12-15c wholesale drop, NY exch; chains cut retail prices 12-14c; trend revd
While there was little fighting in Korea, 60,000 men of the United States Tenth Corps were being evacuated from the northeast. [1:8; map P.2.]
Truman to create central production agency
Truman cites 'low manner' of campaigns in La, Utah, NC, Illinois and Ind, lr replying to Repr Hebert proposal for natl day of prayer
1950Wendie Malick, American actress[†]
Wendie Malick is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles in various television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom Dream On and as Nina Van Horn in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me!, with the latter earning nominations for two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe Award.
1950Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician and academic (born 1902)[†]
Abraham Wald was a Hungarian and American mathematician and statistician who contributed to decision theory, geometry and econometrics, and founded the field of sequential analysis. One of his well-known statistical works was written during World War II on how to minimize the damage to bomber aircraft and took into account the survivorship bias in his calculations. He spent his research career at Columbia University. He was the grandson of Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Glasner.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]