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Repubs on Assembly Judiciary Com kill bills embodying Smith plan
Stagon, C, slain by P Paerissi, who commits suicide
Settlement criticized by Sen Howell
Severe storms sweep the country with exception of narrow strips on coasts
Prices reach new low levels
1926John Fowles, English novelist (died 2005)[†]
John Robert Fowles was an English novelist, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others.
1926Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (died 2001)[†]
Beni Montresor was an Italian artist, opera and film director, set designer, author and children's book illustrator. He won the 1965 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing May I Bring a Friend?. The Italian government knighted him in 1966 for his contributions to the arts.
1926Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (died 2006)[†]
Rocco Anthony Petrone was an American mechanical engineer, U.S. Army officer and NASA official. He served as director of launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) from 1966 to 1969, as Apollo program director at NASA Headquarters from 1969 to 1973, as third director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center from 1973 to 1974, and as NASA Associate Administrator from 1974 until his retirement from NASA in 1975.