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Chiang issues conditional cease-fire order in attempt to induce Communists and 3d party participation in Natl Assembly; text; says const draft will be submitted; promises gen election within 6 mos of adjournment; Communists and 3d party reject proposals
US Navy task force of 5,000 prepares for expedition called Operation High Jump under Byrd leadership
Ukrainian delegate L Medved accuses GB of deliberately provoking Albania by parading Brit warships in Albanian waters, Assembly com
prospective party line-up of new Cong, numerically, noted
1946Benny Mardones, American singer-songwriter (died 2020)[†]
Ruben Armand "Benny" Mardones was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter who was best known for his hit single "Into the Night", which hit the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 (#11) and again in 1989 (#20).
1946Marina Warner, English author and academic[†]
Dame Marina Sarah Warner is an English historian, mythographer, art critic, novelist and short story writer. She is known for her many non-fiction books relating to feminism and myth. She has written for many publications, including The London Review of Books, the New Statesman, Sunday Times, and Vogue. She has been a visiting professor, given lectures and taught on the faculties of many universities.