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Mayor's Com rept proposing center bldg construction to house apparel and allied interests made pub; proposed World Fashion Authority role and center sites discussed
Flies Martin Mars, US-Hawaii
Willkie announces he will not enter Calif primary; decision follows talk with Gov Warren in which latter assures him he will not be candidate nor oppose Willkie candidacy; Warren repeats pledge
1944David Gerrold, American science fiction screenwriter and author[†]
David Gerrold is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist. He wrote the script for the original Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles", created the Sleestak race on the TV series Land of the Lost, and wrote the novelette The Martian Child, which won both Hugo and Nebula Awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring John Cusack.
1944Gian-Franco Kasper, Swiss ski official (died 2021)[†]
Gian Franco Kasper was a Swiss ski official who was president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) from 1998 to 2021. He also served as a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2000 to 2018 and member of the World Anti-Doping Agency from 2003 to 2021.