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Green, accepting AFL re-election, names ILGWU, UTWA, UAWA and oil workers in inv to return to AFL; Tobin lauds Green s; E F Andrews urges unity
Cath proposals for Dr K Schuschnigg's release refused
Harrison submits to bd unions' plan to rehabilitate rrs
Extension of German barter system believed to have important bearing on developments
1938John Dean, American lawyer and author, 13th White House Counsel[†]
John Wesley Dean III is a disbarred American attorney who served as White House Counsel for U.S. President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. Dean is known for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal and his subsequent testimony to Congress as a witness. His guilty plea to a single felony in exchange for becoming a key witness for the prosecution ultimately resulted in a reduced sentence, which he served at Fort Holabird outside Baltimore, Maryland. After his plea, he was disbarred.
1938Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, English curator and academic (died 2024)[†]
Dame Elizabeth Anne Loosemore Esteve-Coll was a British academic, museum director and librarian.
1938Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (died 2008)[†]
Ronald Lancaster was an American-Canadian professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 16 seasons, he led the team to its first Grey Cup championship in 1966 and is the franchise's all-time leader in passing yards, attempts, completions, touchdowns, and interceptions. At the time of his retirement, he was the CFL's career leader in passing yards and still ranks sixth overall as of 2016. After his retirement as a player, he served as a head coach and general manager in the CFL; he led his teams to two Grey Cups and currently ranks fourth all-time with 142 regular season wins. He was also a colour commentator on the CFL on CBC from 1981 to 1990. At the time of his death, he was the Senior Director of Football Operations of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1982), Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1985) and the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honour (1985).
1938Shula Marks, South African historian and academic[†]
Shula Eta Marks, OBE, FBA is a South African-British historian and author. She is a emeritus professor of history at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. She has written at least seven books and a WHO monograph on Health and Apartheid, concerning experiences and public health issues in South Africa. Some of her current public health work involves the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS in contemporary South Africa.
1938Melba Montgomery, American country music singer (died 2025)[†]
Melba Joyce Montgomery was an American country music singer and songwriter. She was known for a series of duet recordings made with George Jones, Gene Pitney, and Charlie Louvin. She was also a solo artist, having reached the top of the country charts in 1974 with the song, "No Charge". Born in Tennessee but raised in Alabama, Montgomery had a musical upbringing. Along with her two brothers, she placed in a talent contest which brought her to the attention of Roy Acuff. For several years, she toured the country as part of his band until she signed with United Artists Records in 1963.
1938Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran[†]
Farah Pahlavi is the former Queen and last Empress of Iran and is the third wife and widow of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.