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April 17, 1940

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Mayor's Plan Ends 'Jubilee' Row; Fair, Equity Compromise on Pay; Former to Give $40 It Set as Top Wage, but Extra Shows Will Bring $45 Sought by Union --19 A.F.L. Groups Get Closed Shop Pact

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LaGuardia ends row; Jubilee rehearsals resumed; agreement reached between fair and 19 unions affiliated with Theatrical Fed Alliance; LaGuardia lauded by fair and union reprs; Assoc Actors and Artistes of Amer and Amer Variety Artists Guild to seek Todd and Aquacade contracts; Murtha's statement on stagehands' salaries

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Notable Births

1940Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon[โ€ ]

Sir Eric Dancer is a British businessman and formerly Lord-Lieutenant of Devon.

Billy Fury

1940Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter (died 1983)[โ€ ]

Ronald Wycherley, known professionally as Billy Fury, was an English musician. An early star of rock and roll, he spent 332 weeks on the UK singles chart. His hit singles include "Wondrous Place", "Halfway to Paradise" and "Jealousy". Fury also maintained a film career, notably playing rock performers in Play It Cool in 1962 and That'll Be the Day in 1973.

John McCririck

1940John McCririck, English journalist (died 2019)[โ€ ]

John Michael McCririck was an English horse racing pundit, television personality and journalist.

1940Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (died 1992)[โ€ ]

Charles David Menville was an American animator and writer for television. His credits included Batman: The Animated Series, Land of the Lost, The Real Ghostbusters, The Smurfs, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and Tiny Toon Adventures.

Anja Silja

1940Anja Silja, German soprano and actress[โ€ ]

Anja Silja Regina Langwagen is a German soprano singer.

Agostino Vallini

1940Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome[โ€ ]

Agostino Vallini is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2006. From 2008 to 2017, he served as Vicar General of Rome. He is also the Archpriest emeritus of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.