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December 18, 1946

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Secret Court Session Held On Death Threat to 'Fixer'; Judge Delays Ruling on Bail Until Today After Prosecutor Fights Release of Paris, Accused in Gambling Case THREAT OF DEATH CITED IN 'FIXER' CASE Mayor Absolves Filchock Gambler's Wire Quoted Bail Is Opposed

By Frank S. Adams

closed hearing held after asst dist atty tells ct of death threat against Paris by gambling assocs; defense calls charges against Paris fantastic; plea to set bail opposed by dist atty; ruling delayed; Paris' father questioned on tapped wire conversations declines to answer; O'Dwyer explains reasons for allowing Filchock to play

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Notable Births

Steve Biko

1946Steve Biko, South African activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (died 1977)[†]

Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk.

Steven Spielberg

1946Steven Spielberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks[†]

Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest celebrity.