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backs 65c hrly minimum wage bill
situation discussed
Pledges fight if USSR troops invade Teheran
asserts US will present issue to UN Council if Iran fails to do so
Sen com defeats Murray-Pepper measure proposing new Fed mediation bd as substitute for Case bill; Murray comments; opposes legis delay pending proposed investigation of disputes situation
1946Sigmund Groven, Norwegian harmonica player and composer[†]
Sigmund Groven is a Norwegian classical harmonica player, today considered one of the world's leading classical harmonica players. He plays with a large number of the world's leading musicians and orchestras, and he has made 23 recordings yet in his own name. His repertoire ranges from popular and folk music to his own compositions, from Bach to contemporary music.
1946Mary Kaldor, English economist and academic[†]
Mary Henrietta Kaldor is a British academic, currently Professor of Global Governance at the London School of Economics, where she is also the Director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit. She also teaches at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). Kaldor has been a key figure in the development of cosmopolitan democracy. She writes on globalisation, international relations and humanitarian intervention, global civil society and global governance, as well as what she calls New Wars.
1946J. Z. Knight, American New Age teacher and author[†]
Judy "Zebra" Knight is an American spiritual teacher and author known for her purported channelling of a spiritual entity named Ramtha. Critics consider her to be a cult leader.
1946Guesch Patti, French singer[†]
Patricia Porrasse, known professionally as Guesch Patti, is a French singer.