dated December 12, 1950: Sardar Patel ill

India's Deputy premier and Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, had taken ill in Delhi and he was being looked after by a panel of specialists. A bulletin issued on the morning of December 11 said, ``Sardar Patel has been making satisfactory progress; he is feeling fairly restful. In order to give him the benefit of a milder climate, it is proposed to shift him to Bombay.''

Nobel for Bunche, Russel, Faulkner!

The 50th anniversary of the Nobel Foundation saw prizes being awarded by King Gustav of Sweden to winners selected for the coveted honour. The prize for Peace went to Dr. Ralph Bunche, a 46-year-old American Negro, grandson of a former slave. Dr. Bunche, who had played an important role as mediator in Palestine, became the first-ever Black to win a Nobel, and was one of the youngest-ever awardees. Dr. Bunche lauded the significance of the Peace Prize, and expressed his appreciation saying it was given not only to him as an individual, but through him to all coloured people.

The Prize for Literature for 1950 went to the British scientist and philosopher, Dr. Bertrand Russel (Earl Russel) for his `versatile, important writings in which he has shown himself to be an apostle of humanity and freedom of thought. In 1949 no candidate garnered sufficient votes to win the Prize for Literature. That deferred Prize was now given to William Faulkner, American novelist. Faulkner was commended for his `vigorous and independent artistic contributions to recent American fiction.''

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