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NYC restaurant prices rise on some items as result of OPA amendment; P Henkel sees further rises if OPA control is removed; OPA official repts OPA will curb undue increases
'47 Army budget allocating $175,000,000 to contract authorizations approved, House subcom
Irish dist leaders calls on O'Dwyer seeking his aid on reorganization; reptd to have found him sympathetic; Mayor seen ready to withhold recognition of present leadership on patronage; exec com votes issue revd; F J Sampson seen likely successor to Loughlin
conferees vote 9-mos extension, exempt 18-yr-olds; other provisions adopted
operation by Authority suggested
1946Per Eklund, Swedish race car driver[†]
Per Torsten Eklund is a Swedish Rally and Rallycross driver. His nickname is "Pekka". In rallying he never made it to the very top but he has been very successful in his later rallycross career.
1946Kate Hoey, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics[†]
Catharine Letitia Hoey, Baroness Hoey, better known as Kate Hoey, is a Northern Irish politician and life peer who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Home Affairs from 1998 to 1999 and Minister for Sport from 1999 to 2001. During the 1970s Hoey was involved in radical far-left groups but by the end of the decade became involved with the Labour Party. Hoey remained a member of the Labour Party for several decades while she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Vauxhall from 1989 to 2019, but resigned from the party in 2020.
1946Brenda Holloway, American singer-songwriter[†]
Brenda Holloway is an American soul singer who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the hits "Every Little Bit Hurts", "When I'm Gone", and "You've Made Me So Very Happy". The latter, which she co-wrote, was later widely popularized when it became a Top Ten hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears. She left Motown after four years, at the age of 22, and largely retired from the music industry until the 1990s, after her recordings had become popular on the British "Northern soul" scene.
1946Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2007)[†]
Trond Georg Kirkvaag was a Norwegian comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, author, director and television host. During his 39 years at the Norwegian TV network, NRK, he produced numerous comedy television series. After his death he was widely hailed by his colleagues as possibly the greatest Norwegian TV comedian in history. He was the son of NRK journalist and television host Rolf Kirkvaag.
1946Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland[†]
Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and most recently as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from 2010 to 2015. He is also known for his advocacy of a pro-European stance within his party's policies.
1946Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, Iraqi-British businessman, founded M&C Saatchi and Saatchi & Saatchi[†]
Maurice Nathan Saatchi, Baron Saatchi is a British businessman, and with his brother, Charles, co-founder of the advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi.