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Postmaster Gen Brown announces that 40 ships will be built in 10 yrs in accordance with terms of mail contracts; says keels for 17 must be laid in 6 mos
On armament limitation conf
Mrs H Hoover officiates at laying of cornerstone
Pres promises to weigh suggestion
Clemenceau, G
1929Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian singer-songwriter and accordion player (died 2015)[†]
Slavko Avsenik was a Slovene composer and musician. Beginning in 1953 with the formation of the Avsenik Brothers Ensemble, Avsenik produced more than 1,000 songs and garnered success both in Slovenia and in other parts of Europe and America, and is viewed as a Slovenian cultural icon.
1929Betta St. John, American actress, singer and dancer (died 2023)[†]
Betta St. John was an American actress, singer, and dancer who worked on Broadway, the West End, and in Hollywood films. She started her career aged 10 as a child actress in uncredited movie parts in her native USA. As an adult actress her first starring role was in the MGM film Dream Wife opposite Cary Grant in 1953. In 1954 she starred with Victor Mature in Dangerous Mission. After moving to England she appeared in starring roles in British films including High Tide at Noon, two Tarzan films, and the horror features Corridors of Blood with Boris Karloff and Horror Hotel with Christopher Lee.
1929John Cockburn, Scottish-Australian politician, 18th Premier of South Australia (born 1850)[†]
Sir John Alexander Cockburn was Premier of South Australia from 27 June 1889 to 18 August 1890.