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Roosevelt intervenes; northern group accepts order on retroactive issue as basis for continuing negotiations; UMWA spokesman comments; situation revd
Gers rept other Brit force advancing from Ksar Rhilane toward Gabes
Brit and Canadian troops and air forces have 2-wk mock combat as invasion practice, GB; tactics cited; Lt Gen A G L McNaughton lauds results
ed on Brandeis Plan
Carlson offers new pay-as-you-go bill taxing windfalls up to 50%; Dems reptd stiffening opposition
1943Andrew Crockett, Scottish-English economist and banker (died 2012)[†]
Sir Andrew Duncan Crockett was a British banker, economist and public servant. He was the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
1943Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish singer, author and director (died 2001)[†]
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áilu in the Northern Sámi language and with the stage name of Áillohaš, was a Finnish-born Norwegian Sámi writer, musician and artist. He was one of the most internationally recognised contributors of Sámi culture. He was mostly known for his joiks and poems. He was the official provincial artist of Lapland from 1978 to 1983. He was given the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1991 for his work called Beaivi, áhčážan.