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Proposal that reprs of 5 nations submitting resolutions on disarmament meet to draft compromise adopted, UN Security Council
Amb Winiewicz acknowledges US aid after World Wars I and II
Sec Marshall lr to House Foreign Affairs Com offering State Dept cooperation cited
J C Dockery article on taxation in dept pub Domestic Commerce cited
1947Mary L. Cleave, American engineer and astronaut (died 2023)[†]
Mary Louise Cleave was an American engineer and NASA astronaut. She also served from 2005 to 2007 as NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate.
1947Clemente Mastella, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Justice[†]
Mario Clemente Mastella is an Italian politician who has been the mayor of Benevento since 20 June 2016. He also served as leader of the Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR), a minor centrist and Christian-democratic Italian party. Mastella, who began his career in the Christian Democracy (DC) party, being elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1976, is known for his trasformismo, changing over his career many political parties and affiliations.
1947Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster[†]
Darrell Lee Waltrip is an American motorsports analyst, author as well as a former national television broadcaster and stock car driver. He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Cup Series, most notably driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Junior Johnson. Waltrip is a three-time Cup Series champion.