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Sir J Orr's references to World Food Bd financing discussed
gives Truman opinion that approval of Palestine partition plan would violate US Const
Molotov asks plenary session to reject majority voting formula recommended in rules com; indicates filibuster tactics in effort to gain point; charges GB and US engineered deal for own aims; Evatt condemns Molotov tactics; Yugoslav delegate backs USSR stand; session proceedings discussed
Brit Govt statement to US, USSR and France urges showdown on reparations; cites Potsdam pact and urges clarification; statement considered attempt to bar USSR seizures
1946Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player[†]
Marinus Gerritsen is a Dutch bassist. Best known for being founding member of Dutch group Golden Earring, he is also a producer of artists like Herman Brood.
1946Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876)[†]
Albert Edward Ernest Vogler was a South African cricketer. A leading all-rounder skilled both at batting and bowling, Vogler played cricket in South Africa prior to becoming eligible to play for Middlesex County Cricket Club in England after serving on the ground staff of the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. He rose to prominence during the 1906 home Test series and then in England the following year: he was described during the latter as the best bowler in the world by Tip Foster, and named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.