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US Cong study discusses development of potential power
Sen (Mead) Special Com to Investigate Natl Defense rept, 5 yrs, urges action to correct mistakes made in war preparations; rept discussed
Price control, US, continues as Sec Anderson lists bananas in short supply
Pub to vote on monarchy issue; party violence reptd spreading; Govt repts Communist clashes have slain 31 in 48 hrs; Royalist-dominated Govt confident of King's victory; Pub Order Min Theotokis dismisses as fantastic repts of Monarchist-Communist clash in northern area, resulting in slaying of 200 Communists; plebiscite to begin at sunrise, Sept 1
Nazi leaders, Nuremberg war crimes trial, profess loyalty to Hitler and Nationalist movement; pleas seen as effort to vindicate selves before Ger pub
1946Barry Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb AC CBE is a British musician, singer and songwriter. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to global fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 70 years.
1946Shalom Hanoch, Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer[†]
Shalom Hanoch is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer.
1946Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (died 2009)[†]
Roh Moo-hyun was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008.