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December 20, 1950
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GOVERNMENT SEEKS VOLUNTARY FREEZE AT PRICES OF DEC. 1; Such a Ceiling Would Confine Profits Within Scope of '46-'49 Average Return 'AVOID MANDATORY CURBS' 20 Per Cent Cutback in Tin Ordered Starting Feb. 1-- Wage Controls Studied Agencies Adjust Plans GOVERNMENT ASKS VOLUNTARY FREEZE Based on Experience
By Charles E. Egan Special To the New York Times
W Coast refineries reject ESA request to rescind recent crude oil rises; ESA sets conf
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Fire Delays 55,000 on 2 Railroads As Truck Dives to Tracks in Bronx; TRUCK ACCIDENT THAT DELAYED COMMUTERS
By The New York Times
NY Central and NY,NH&H delayed by truck that plunged to tracks from st, St Pauls Pl near Park Av, Manhattan
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WU FLIES FOR HOME AFTER ACCUSING U.N.; CHIEF CHINESE RED DELEGATE LEAVING U.S.
By Walter Sullivan Special To the New York Times.the New York Times
Wu links Korea cease-fire to other Far East problems; scores proposals that cease-fire precede gen settlement; text
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Five Air Guard Groups Called Up For Active Duty Beginning Feb. 1; AIR FORCE CALLS UP FIVE GUARD GROUPS
By Austin Stevens Special To the New York Times
5 more Natl Guard units ordered to Fed duty
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Notable Births
1950Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer[†]
Arturo Márquez Navarro is a Mexican composer of orchestral music who uses musical forms and styles of his native Mexico and incorporates them into his compositions. His best known work is Danzón No. 2.
Notable Deaths
1950Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1885)[†]
Enrico Mizzi was a Maltese politician, leader of the Maltese Nationalist Party from 1926 and briefly Prime Minister of Malta in 1950.
Historical Context for December 20, 1950
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]