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by W Green, who calls on AFL for support
discusses Reich refugee problem
Hull comments; scouts possible effects of U S subsidy plan; Cong comment
Lewis elected pres, Murray and Hillman v ps; resolutions
Comments on King George's proposed visit
1938Len Killeen, South African rugby league player (died 2011)[†]
Leonard Michael Anthony "Len"/"Lenny The Lion" Killeen was a South African basketball player, rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.
1938Frank Misson, Australian cricketer (died 2024)[†]
Francis Michael Misson was an Australian cricketer who played in five Tests from December 1960 to June 1961. He played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1958–59 to 1963–64.
1938Ted Turner, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System[†]
Robert Edward Turner III is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, as well as television networks TBS and TNT.
1938Lev Shestov, Ukrainian-Russian philosopher and theologian (born 1866)[†]
Lev Isaakovich Shestov, born Yeguda Lev Shvartsman, was a Russian existentialist and religious philosopher. He is best known for his critiques of both philosophical rationalism and positivism. His work advocated a movement beyond reason and metaphysics, arguing that these are incapable of conclusively establishing truth about ultimate problems, including the nature of God or existence. Contemporary scholars have associated his work with the label "anti-philosophy."