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US Mil Govt relinquishes county and city govt to Gers; announcement language obscures reason for move; 2 views on occupation seen in Allied Control Council
Plans meeting to consider NYC traffic congestion problem; pres Pratt repts on increased truck traffic
displaced by Adm Yonai
Sheffield Farms Co; armored car crew carrying day's receipts held-up by 7 gunmen who make get-away but abandon loot in panic
1945Amjad Ali Khan, Indian classical Sarod player[†]
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. Khan was born into a classical musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan in 2001, India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Shree in 1975.
1945Taiguara, Uruguayan-Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 1996)[†]
Taiguara Chalar da Silva, whose stage name was Taiguara, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
1945Gottlieb Hering, German captain (born 1887)[†]
Gottlieb Hering was an SS commander of Nazi Germany. He served in Action T4 and later as the second and last commandant of Bełżec extermination camp during Operation Reinhard. Hering directly perpetrated the genocide of Jews and other peoples during The Holocaust.