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April 28, 1944

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BIDDLE GETS COURT ORDER TO RESTRAIN WARD STAFF; AVERY EVICTED BY ARMY; FORCIBLY REMOVED Chairman Is Carried Out After Demanding That He Be Left in Charge COMPANY PLANS STRATEGY Lawyers Map 'Trespass' Suit as Attorney General Acts--Stockholders Meet Today BIDDLE GETS ORDER TO RESTRAIN WARD

By Louther S. Hornespecial To the New York Times

Biddle gets Chicago Fed Dist Ct temporary injunction restraining co officials from interfering with govt operation and compelling them to turn over vital records and obey Taylor orders; ct sets hearing on order; Avery removed by soldiers on refusal to yield control to Taylor; illus; co plans trespass injunction against govt

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Notable Births

1944Elizabeth LeCompte, American director and producer[†]

Elizabeth LeCompte is an American director of experimental theater, dance, and media. A founding member of The Wooster Group, she has directed that ensemble since its emergence in the late 1970s.

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe

1944Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of Wallonia[†]

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, nicknamed "Van Cau", is a Belgian politician. He is member of the Parti Socialiste. He was the tenth Minister-President of Wallonia from 4 April 2000 until 30 September 2005. He resigned amid the ICDI affair and was replaced by Elio Di Rupo. He also served as mayor of Charleroi (1983–2000).

Alice Waters

1944Alice Waters, American chef and author[†]

Alice Louise Waters is an American chef, restaurateur, food writer, and author. In 1971, she opened Chez Panisse, a restaurant in Berkeley, California, famous for its role in creating the farm-to-table movement and for pioneering California cuisine.

Notable Deaths

Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan

1944Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (born 1880)[†]

Emir Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan was the last emir of the Uzbek Manghit dynasty, rulers of the Emirate of Bukhara in Central Asia. Although Bukhara was a protectorate of the Russian Empire from 1873, the Emir presided over the internal affairs of his emirate as an absolute monarch and reigned from 3 January 1911 to 30 August 1920.

Frank Knox

1944Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1874)[†]

William Franklin Knox was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher. He was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II.

Historical Events

World War II

1944World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.