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January 5, 1943

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28 SECT MEMBERS CALL WORK VITAL, WIN DRAFT DELAY; Gen. Brown Orders Board Here to Rehear Members of Moral Rearmament Movement AS ALLOWED BY THE LAW Many High Officials, Others Hold Crusade Is Essential, State Director Notes 28 SECT MEMBERS WIN DRAFT DELAY

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Moral Rearmament movement: Brig Gen A T Brown directs Bd 17, NYC, to reconsider cases of 28 members, all aliens, to permit filing of occupational deferment applications; cites J C Wood case and appeal of J M Roots, MRA dir, on behalf of 28; Col McDermott backs 1-A classification; MRA history and Dr F N D Buchman leadership revd

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Notable Births

Mary Gaudron

1943Mary Gaudron, Australian lawyer and judge[†]

Mary Genevieve Gaudron is an Australian lawyer and judge, who was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was the Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 1981 until 1987 before her appointment to the High Court. After her retirement in 2002, she joined the International Labour Organization, serving as the President of its Administrative Tribunal from 2011 until 2014.

Murtaz Khurtsilava

1943Murtaz Khurtsilava, Georgian footballer and manager[†]

Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava is a Georgian former footballer who played as a defender.

Notable Deaths

George Washington Carver

1943George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (born 1864)[†]

George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.