draftsmen working on bill; Cong approval expected; McCormack not wholly committed; bill approved by Martin and assailed by P Murray; conferees agree to 20% withholding tax; system discussed

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1943Cilla Black, English singer and actress (died 2015)^[†]

Priscilla Maria Veronica White, known professionally as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter.

1943Bruce Weitz, American actor^[†]

Bruce Peter Weitz is an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the TV series Hill Street Blues, which ran from 1981 until 1987. For his role in the series, he received six nominations for Emmy Awards and two for Golden Globe Awards, winning the 1984 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

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1943Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1878)^[†]

Joseph Gordon Coates served as the 21st prime minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. He was the third successive Reform prime minister since 1912.

Headlines from May 27, 1943

BOLD STEPS URGED FOR POST-WAR JOBS; All 3,000,000 Businesses, Not Merely the Big Ones, Must Plan, P.G. Hoffman Warns

RUSSIANS ACCEPT U.S. FOOD PROPOSAL; Resolution for Interim Board Faces No Opposition at Hot Springs Conference

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U.S. Generals Made Knights of the Bath

TAX BILL SPEEDED TO CONGRESS VOTE; Martin Implies Republicans' Support -- McCormack Says He Isn't 'Wholly Committed'

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