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What happend in the World at
May 12th 1950 |
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(c) by Times, Ltd. London, UK, May 13th 1950 |
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US FLEET IN THE TAGUS
From our correspondent Lisbon, May, 12. The United States Mediterranean squadron, composed of the 45,000-ton aircraft carrier Midway,
the heavy cruiser Newport News, the light cruiser Roanoke, six destroyers, and a tanker, arrived at Lisbon to-day for the annual changeover of the squadron, which will take place this year not at Villefranche, as
previously, but in the Tagus. The relieving squadron will enter the Tagus to-morrow. The complements of the combined forces total, 20,000 officer and men. There is the usual ound of official receptions and
banquets both ashore and onboard. The operation will end on May 16. |
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(c) by Times, Ltd. London, UK, May 13th 1950 |
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STALEMATE IN TASMANIAN ELECTION
From our own correspondent Melbourne, May 12. When the distribution of votes in the Denison electorate in Tasmania ended
to-day, Mr. Wedd Independent), who was speaker in the last Tasmanian Parliament, making the party strengths: Labour 15, Liberals 14, Independent 1. The government is xpected to ask Mr. Wedd to occupy the speaker's
chair and Mr. Wedd is expected to accept, to enable parliament to carry on until another election. *** The general election was held in Tasmania because the three Independents, whose support had kept Labour
Government in office for 18 months, recently withdrew that support. The state of parties at dissolution was Labour
15, Liberals 12, Independent 3. |
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(c) by Times, Ltd. London, UK, May 13th 1950 |
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President Truman arrived in Chicago the weekend of May 12 and ended his "non-political" coast-to-coast speaking tour with a frankly political address in Chicago Stadium May 15. His
speech climaxed a 3-day National Democratic Conference "Jefferson Jubilee" which served both to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's election to the presidency and to open the 1950
Congressional campaign. |
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Information taken from "Facts on File" Vol. X, No. 498 |
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* Senator Estes Kefauver, D., Tenn., 46, was officially chosen chairman of the new Senate Crime Investigating
Commission on May 12.
* American Aviation Magazine reported May 14 that eight jet planes have reached the speed of sound
(761 m.p.h. at sea level). |
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Information taken from "Facts on File" Vol. X, No. 498 |
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Best Books of the Week --
May 10 - The Age of Indiscretion by Clyde Brion Davis, Lippincott
May 15 - Assignment to Austerity: An American Family in Britain by Herbert and Nancie Matthews, Bobbs-Merrill
May 17 - Jackie Robinson by Bill Roeder, Barnes |
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There was a tennis tournament between Germany and Australia. The Australian won that game..... 5:0 (Of course the germans lost because Steffi Graf and Boris Becker weren't born at that time.) |
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The first XS-1 was put out of order at Edwards Airforce Base
(yes, the very same Edwards Air Force Base Bruce and Jerry visited some time ago!) |
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More headlines:
* Actor Gabriel Byrne was born that very same day! (so happy birthday to Gabriel too!!!)
* The German UNESCO commission was founded
* Truman opens Baseball Season |
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Side note: While we came to this idea to create such a history page, we joked around and said "that the world stood still because a little boy was born in Elgin, Illinois."
Then
we began our search in Internet and Libaries and we got very frustrated because we found nearly nothing about this day.So after two days we WERE SURE that the world stood still because of that "Elgin-Event".
But Evita helped us out. She found most of the History stuff. So Thanks to Evita. |
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