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proposed Fed mil draft extension legis, approved by House com, would exempt farm workers essential to food production
sends lr to council asking that issue remain on agenda until USSR has completed troops withdrawal; lr text
selection between Sperry plant and Hunter Coll interim sites looms; both sites discussed
6 held for bookmaking; 3 for tipster sheet sales
AFM demands 3-fold increase in staff and 100% pay rise for Hollywood studio musicians, conf with 8 film cos; text of 21 demands; other demands noted
1946David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (died 2001)[†]
David Lawrence Angell was an American screenwriter and television producer, known for his work in sitcoms. He won multiple Emmy Awards as a Cheers writer and as the creator and executive producer of the sitcoms Wings and Frasier with Peter Casey and David Lee. Heading home from their vacation on Cape Cod, Angell and his wife, Lynn, were killed aboard American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to hit the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.
1946Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager (died 2020)[†]
Robert José Watson was an American professional baseball player, coach and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1966 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he was a two-time All-Star player. Watson had a .295 batting average over a career that also saw him play for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and the Atlanta Braves.
1946Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Adolf Winkelmann is a German film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is also a professor of film design in the department of design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.