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December 26, 1950

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Historical Context for December 26, 1950

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

Notable Births

1950Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Pakistani businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan^[†]

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is a Punjabi Pakistani politician, businessman and agriculturist who served as the 17th prime minister of Pakistan from June 2012 to March 2013 and as the Speaker of the National Assembly from April 2022 to March 2024. Ashraf was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II). He has also served as the Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of political parties opposed to Imran Khan's PTI party.

1950Mario Mendoza, Mexican baseball player and manager^[†]

Mario Mendoza Aizpuru is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder who is currently the manager of Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Mendoza, a lifetime .215 hitter, is best known for being the source of the name for the threshold for batting ineptitude, the "Mendoza Line", meaning a batting average of .200. Mendoza managed in the minor leagues and in Mexico after his nine-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career. He is a member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Headlines from December 26, 1950

Christmas Dinner at Front Served Amid Din of Battle; YULE MEAL SERVED AMID DIN OF BATTLE

By Greg MacGregor Special To the New York Times

WITH UNITED STATES TROOPS, in Korea, Dec. 25--Amid flurries of snow and the din of gunfire, men of the Fifty-second Field Artillery waited in line for their Christmas dinner here to day. Only about 100 feet away

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ATTACK THREATENS, ADENAUER ASSERTS; West German Chief Calls on Nation to Collect Strength for Defense of Peace

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Adenauer shows interest; Ger reactions to proposal

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Coronation Stone Is Stolen From Westminster Abbey; CORONATION STONE TAKEN FROM ABBEY

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Coronation stone stolen from Westminster Abbey; police suspect Scottish Nationalists

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4 in 10 Families Worth $5,000 In U.S., but Many Face Big Debts; 4 IN 10 U.S. FAMILIES HAVE $5,000 ASSETS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Fed Reserve Bd survey of families finances shows 4 in 10 worth $5,000; 1/3 spent more than income, '49; 1/2 are debt-free; analysis

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World News Summarized

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Chancellor Adenauer broadcast

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BUS LINES AND QUILL FAR APART ON PAY; City Officials See Little Chance for a Settlement Before Sunday Strike Deadline

By A.h. Raskin

A gulf developed yesterday between the wage expectations of Michael J. Quill's Transport Workers Union, C.I.O., and the pay increases that operators of major private bus lines were prepared to give their 8,000 drivers and mechanics.

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DALAI LAMA FLEES TIBET, REPORT SAYS; Ruler Reported En Route to India as New Chinese Red Drive Gains

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Dalai Lama reptd fleeing to India; new Chinese pincers drive-reptd; orgn of Tibetan Autonomous Region, set up by Chinese in W Sikang, outlined

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Veteran of 200 Bouts Is Flattened In First Baby-Sitting Engagement; EX-FIGHTER LOSES BABY-SITTING BOUT

By Unknown Author

Ex-boxer F Neve has trying experience, NYC; mother fails to return

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CHRISTMAS GAIETY SUBDUED IN WORLD PRAYING FOR PEACE; CHRISTMAS, 1950: SUNLIGHT, SHADOWS AND SKATERS

By Meyer Berger

Adenauer backs role

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U.N.FORCE IN KOREA NOW REDEPLOYED, M'ARTHUR REVEALS; Commander Says Chinese Red Intervention Failed to Weaken Allied Army JUSTIFIES NOVEMBER PUSH Says It Unmasked 'Fiction' of Peiping 'Volunteers'--Fighting Going On Along Parallel

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

MacArthur special communique repts withdrawal of 10th Corps completes readjustment of UN positions forced by Chinese intervention; repts Corps joins 8th Army in West; commends field comdrs; says UN advance last Nov was sole means of testing Communist aims; Almond and US Navy pub details on withdrawal

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Truman Cuts Short Holiday To See U.S. Chiefs in Capital; President Will Fly Back Today to Confer With Acheson, Marshall and Bradley on Eisenhower's Departure and Korea

By Paul P. Kennedy Special To the New York Times

Truman thanks MacArthur, Almond and Vice Adm Joy for Hungnam role

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MORALE BUILD-UP OF UNITS IN EUROPE SPEEDED BY WEST; American, British and French in Bonn's Territory Bolster Discipline of Troops COMFORTS BEING REDUCED 'Garrison Life' of Occupation Forces Due to Be Modified by Greater Stringency

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

training and discipline difficult

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