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Submits housing rept to Roosevelt for Natl Pub Housing Conf
7 men rescued after 2 wks in Matto Grosso jungle
Buck, Pearl S; The Exile
Women's State annual Feb tournament; matches
1936Callistus Ndlovu, Zimbabwean academic and politician (died 2019)[†]
Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu was a Zimbabwean academic, diplomat, and politician. He joined the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) in 1963 as a teacher in Matabeleland, and went on to serve as its representative to the United Nations and North America in the 1970s. After Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, he was a member of the House of Assembly from 1980 to 1985 and served as a senator from 1985 to 1990. He left ZAPU and joined the ruling ZANU–PF party in 1984.
1936Clive Swift, English actor and singer-songwriter (died 2019)[†]
Clive Walter Swift was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for his role as Richard Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. He played many other television and film roles.