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Moses and legis com members plan amendment to bill
Spanish Govt issues reply; denies collaboration with Axis, citing aid to Allies
backing on US Russian-language information plan noted
return scored by Vatican circles, Eastern Polish Regional Assn and Bishop A Senyshyn
W S Churchill stresses study value; text
1946Ruth Pointer, American musician[†]
Ruth Esther Pointer is an American singer best known as the eldest surviving member of the family vocal group the Pointer Sisters.
1946French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.[†]
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) and a land area of 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi). As of January 2025, it is home to 292,354 people.