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Lehman, in annual message, recommends legis permitting investment by life cos in land and low-cost housing and establishment of savings-bank life ins depts on Mass plan
Justice Sutherland retires; comment; speculation on successor
NLRB denies rehearing on its complaint; co scores decision and refuses to comply with its orders; St Louis plant rejects UAWA's offer, but says it will rehire discharged union men when production warrants
Annual rept on Treas
Horn & Hardart Co strike, by Cafeteria Employes Union, Local 302 and Bakery Workers Union, Local 87 (AFL), ended; negotiated by A S Meyer, State LRB member; terms
1938Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director[†]
Adriano Celentano is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, showman, and filmmaker. He is dubbed Il Molleggiato because of his energetic dancing.
1938Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic[†]
Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke is professor emeritus of Botany at the University of Melbourne, where she ran the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre from 1982 to 1999. She is a former chairman of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria (1997–2000) and former Chancellor of La Trobe University (2011–2017).
1938Rajnikumar Pandya, Indian writer, journalist (died 2025)[†]
Rajnikumar Pandya was an Indian Gujarati language writer and journalist from Gujarat. He was known for his short stories, novels, biographical essays, and columns. He had a significant contribution to Gujarati literature and journalism, particularly in the field of rural journalism. He was honored with numerous awards throughout his career, including the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak and awards from the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
1938Larisa Shepitko, Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actress (died 1979)[†]
Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. She is considered one of the best female directors of all time, with her film The Ascent being the second film directed by a woman to win a Golden Bear and the third film directed by a woman to win a top award at a major European film festival.