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police to issue summonses with end of warning period; cars not moved in time will be impounded at motorists' expense; traffic cts do not expect rush
Paris conf adopts treaty draft, conf session; US Sen Vandenberg and USSR Foreign Min Molotov s on treaty; Vandenberg plea for cut in reparations rejected
leveling off of prices and costs seen needed
Gov Dewey cites cuts effected during Adm
Vatican excommunicates all officials who took part in Stepinatz prosecutions; declaration by Sacred Congregation of the Council; text; trial scene illus
1946Victor Banerjee, Indian actor and director[â ]
Victor Banerjee is an Indian actor who appears in English, Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films. He has worked with directors such as Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Sir David Lean, Jerry London, Ronald Neame, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, and Montazur Rahman Akbar. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Ghare Baire. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 for his contribution to cinema by the Indian Government in the field of art.
1946Richard Carpenter, American singer-songwriter and pianist[â ]
Richard Lynn Carpenter is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside his younger sister Karen. He had numerous roles in the Carpenters, including record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist and songwriter as well as joining with Karen on harmony vocals.
1946Palle Danielsson, Swedish bassist and composer[â ]
Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson was a Swedish jazz double bassist born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1974 to 1979, he was a member of Keith Jarrett's quartet. He was the brother of pianist Monica Dominique. Danielsson died on 18 May 2024, at the age of 77.
1946Stewart Stevenson, Scottish engineer and politician, Minister for Environment and Climate Change[â ]
James Alexander Stewart Stevenson is a Scottish former politician who served as Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change from 2007 to 2010 and Minister for Environment and Climate Change from 2011 to 2012. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, formerly Banff and Buchan, from 2001 to 2021.
1946Hermann Göring, German general and politician (born 1893)[â ]
Hermann Wilhelm Göring was a German Nazi politician, aviator, military leader, and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945. He also served as Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe, a position he held until the final days of the regime.