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P Murray warns that defense spending may lead to racketeering unless workers' living conditions are improved; urges safeguarding labor gains; appeals to Roosevelt for unemployment conf
Roosevelt legal advisers urge reciprocal legis under 1909 conv
Greek advances in Albania reptd continuing despite Ital counter-attacks
reticent on Albanian situation
Light raids despite moonlight; 1 London dist, West Midlands town bombed; planes heard over Liverpool and South Wales
1940Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture[†]
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar, pronunciation: [ʃəɾəd̪ pəʋaːɾ], born December 12th, 1940) is an Indian politician. Pawar served four terms as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and held cabinet positions in the Union Council of Ministers, including the Minister of Defence under P. V. Narasimha Rao and Minister of Agriculture under Manmohan Singh. He founded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in 1999, following a split from the Indian National Congress, and has served as President since its inception. Pawar leads his faction of the NCP in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. He is the Chairperson of Maha Vikas Aghadi, a regional Maharashtra-based political alliance.
1940Dionne Warwick, American singer[†]
Marie Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her career, Warwick has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. She has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019, Warwick won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of her songs have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.