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Dispatches from Cleveland on Natl Air Races and Aeronautical Exposition
H J Brown makes new non-stop record flight from Los Angeles to Cleveland; closed course races
N M Butler assails bill as menace to internatl peace
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Pres Gil tells Cong he will not try to retain power after election; Ministers review finances and Church-State accord at ceremony of opening of Cong
1929Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (died 1988)[†]
William Hal Ashby was an American film director and editor. His work exemplified the countercultural attitude of the era. He directed wide-ranging films featuring iconic performances. He is associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Mike Nichols, and Sidney Lumet.
1929Beulah Bewley, English physician and academic (died 2018)[†]
Dame Beulah Rosemary Bewley was a British public health physician and past president of the Medical Women's Federation on the General Medical Council.
1929Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player (died 2022)[†]
Rex Noel Hartwig was an Australian tennis player.
1929Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor and director (died 2012)[†]
Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti was a Welsh actor, author, poet and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his fifty-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films A Hard Day's Night, Help! and Magical Mystery Tour.