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White House denies reptd Adm move to raise ceilings 10%; Truman reptd leaving decision on rise with Cong; OPA to revise rules on hardship cases; sees controls affecting 16 million dwellings; P Murray protests reptd ceiling rise, lr to Truman
5 privates escape Castle Williams prison, Govs Is, NY; 3 captured, near Brown Mills, NJ
House passes Grant bill; Knutson comment
Min Strachey says distillers will defer proposed cuts in Scotch whisky exports as result of 50,000-ton barley allocation; W Churchill on US Scotch prices; Min Strachey reply
Testifies on labor legis
1947Les Barker, English poet and author (died 2023)[†]
Les Barker was an English poet. He wrote comedic poetry, parodies of popular songs, and also serious works.
1947Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1991)[†]
Stephen Peter Marriott was an English musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London and appeared in the West End, before taking a role in music. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over 20 years. Marriott was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces.
1947Frederick Blackman, English botanist and physiologist (born 1866)[†]
Frederick Frost Blackman FRS was a British plant physiologist.