Prior Executive Editors include John V. Dodge ( 1950 – 1964 ) and Philip W. Goetz.

Prior to 1950, universities could elect and return representatives to the UK parliament.

Prior to 1950, professional baseball in Japan was the Japanese Baseball League.

Prior to the 1950 – 51 NBA season, Auerbach was approached by Walter Brown, owner of the Boston Celtics.

Prior to that, " Liberation Day " was celebrated on 8 May, between 1950 and 1966, and again on the 40th anniversary in 1985.

Prior to 1950, the responsibilities of the original Citizenship and Immigration portfolio were largely within the post of Minister of Reconstruction and Supply, with the Indian Affairs branch the responsibility of the Minister of Mines and Resources.

Prior to the Korean War ( 1950 – 1953 ), two-thirds of Korean Christians lived in the North, but most later fled to the South.

Prior to his election, he had served as Costa Rica's ambassador to the United States and as the country's representative to both the United Nations and the Organization of American States ( 1949 – 1950 ).

Prior to his death in 1950, Colby was the last surviving member of the Wilson Cabinet.

Prior to the Chinese attack on Tibetan army positions in Kham on October 5, 1950 the Tibetan government contacted the Chinese government privately through the Dalai Lama's older brother's father in law and received a reply from China agreeing to meet with the Tibetan delegation in Hong Kong.

Prior to the landslip being sealed, around 1950, much of the lake outflow flowed through the landslip rather than out an overflow at a low point in the slip.

Prior to the introduction of the FL9, all non-multiple unit New Haven passenger trains were hauled by electric locomotives between New York and New Haven, with a change to steam ( before 1950 ) or diesel at New Haven.

Prior to the 1950 season, 10, 600 seats were added to the north stands, increasing capacity to 39, 000 ( including temporary endzone bleachers ).

Prior to the creation of the post of Chief Minister in 1964, Hassan had served as a member of the Gibraltar Executive Council ( 1950 – 64 ), as Mayor of Gibraltar ( 1945 – 1950, 1953 – 1969 ; until 1955 the name of the title was Chairman of the City Council ), and as the Chief Member of the Legislative Council ( 1950 – 64 ).

Prior to making his Lancashire debut on 17 June 1950, his 20th birthday, Statham had received no formal coaching.

Prior to 1950, the two eponymous towns had been part of the Ripon constituency.

Prior to this, von Zell's first major television exposure was as announcer and spokesman for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer on Jackie Gleason's The Life of Riley in early 1950.

Prior to 1950, the School of Law was known as the South Jersey School of Law.

Prior to 1950 the schoolhouse for the district was in several other locations, including on Rood Bridge Road at Burkhalter Road east of the current building site.

Prior to World War 2, there was a higher percentage of endogamous marriages than after World War 2.

Prior to modern times, there was no distinction between architects, engineers and often artists, and the title used varied depending on geographical location.

Prior to the controversy surrounding Agent Orange, there was already a large body of scientific evidence linking 2, 4, 5-T to serious negative health effects and ecological damage.

Prior to major influence from outside, there were approximately 25, 000 Aleuts on the archipelago.

Prior to the charter, there were various statutes which protected an assortment of civil rights and obligations, but nothing was enshrined in the constitution until 1982.

Prior to the formation of the Dallas Cowboys, there was not an NFL team south of Washington DC.

Prior to dividing by, one needs to check if there are stationary ( also called equilibrium )

Prior to that, there exist references to " badger dogs " and " hole dogs ", but these likely refer to purposes rather than to specific breeds.

Prior to The Origin of Species, there was little appreciation or understanding of the dynamic and reciprocal relations between organisms, their adaptations, and the environment.

Prior to his death, Parsons stated that he wanted his body cremated at Joshua Tree and his ashes spread over Cap Rock, a prominent natural feature there ; however, Parsons ' stepfather arranged for a private ceremony back in New Orleans and neglected to invite any of his friends from the music industry.

Prior to statehood, there were five governors of the Michigan Territory.

Prior to Keynes, a situation in which aggregate demand for goods and services did not meet supply was referred to by classical economists as a general glut, although there was disagreement among them as to whether a general glut was possible.

Arthur Prior asserts that there is nothing paradoxical about the liar paradox.

Prior to this proposal, Goethe, de Saussure, Venetz, Jean de Charpentier, Karl Friedrich Schimper and others had made the glaciers of the Alps the subjects of special study, and Goethe, Charpentier as well as Schimper had even arrived at the conclusion that the erratic blocks of alpine rocks scattered over the slopes and summits of the Jura Mountains had been moved there by glaciers.

Prior to this period there was a general perception that the climate of Washington State was too cold to produce red wine varietals.

Prior to 1800 the majority of Maltese were engaged in agriculture or fishing, although there was significant trade.

Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and its eventual decipherment, there had been no understanding of the Ancient Egyptian language and script since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.

Prior to the Garcia decision, the determination of whether there was state immunity from federal regulation turned on whether the state activity was " traditional " for or " integral " to the state government.

On 28 April, Powell spoke in the Commons against the Northern Ireland Secretary's ( Jim Prior ) plans for devolution to a power-sharing assembly in Northern Ireland: " We assured the people of the Falkland Islands that there should be no change in their status without their agreement.

Prior to Thurston, there were only a handful of known examples of hyperbolic 3-manifolds of finite volume, such as the Seifert – Weber space.

Prior to the European foundation of the city, there was no established nation state, and the population instead consisted of some indigenous semi-nomad groups that are collectively called Chichimecas.

For example, there is a story that at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346, the Prior of the Abbey at Durham received a vision of Cuthbert, ordering him to take the corporax cloth of the saint and raise it on a spear point near the battlefield as a banner.

Prior to that there had been an agricultural society in the town dating back to the 1790s, which held ploughing competitions.

Prior to the 1870s there were vast herds of buffalo in Nebraska which provided fresh meat and jerky for the trip.