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Exceptional situations in business enterprise account for many, if not most, of the administrative difficulties presented by the excess profits tax. Such cases are of two classes -- those arising in respect of income and those pertaining to invested capital.
Future debutantes and young men of preparatory school and early college age who are at home for the Spring recess will attend this week several subscription dances of a series begun during the Christmas holidays. There were several of these parties during the last week, and more are scheduled for the diversion of junior members of society.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., March 29 -Though Lawson Little, the national open champion, belted two of the finest wood shots of his life, he couldn't pick up any slack on Ben Hogan today and the field reached the halfway mark in the $5,000 "Land of the Sky" open golf tournament with Hogan still in front by four strokes.
1941Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021)[†]
Graeme Charles Edge was an English musician, songwriter and poet, best known as the co-founder and drummer of the English band the Moody Blues. In addition to his work with the Moody Blues, Edge worked as the bandleader of his own outfit, the Graeme Edge Band. He contributed his talents to a variety of other projects throughout his career. In 2018, Edge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.
1941Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic (died 2020)[†]
Ronald John Johnston, OBE, FAcSS, FBA was a British geographer, known for elaborating his discipline's foundations, particularly its history and nature, and for his contributions to urban social geography and electoral geography. His broad scope is illustrated by the fact that he made extensive use of quantitative methods, while critically dealing with subjects of social and political relevance. Johnston authored or co-authored more than 50 books and 800 papers, and edited or co-edited a further more than 40 books. He edited The Dictionary of Human Geography and for the first four editions was its main editor.
1941Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan[†]
Wasim Sajjad Jan is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999.
1941Bob Smith, American soldier and politician[†]
Robert Clinton Smith is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district from 1985 to 1990 and the state of New Hampshire in the United States Senate from 1990 to 2003.