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March 3, 1947

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TEACHERS WARNED BY WADE ON STRIKE; Backing Their 'Effective' Pay Drive, He Cautions Against 'Any Other Course' TEACHERS WARNED BY WADE ON STRIKE

By Unknown Author

Supt Wade and Supts Bd open lr to teachers warns on any action for pay rise other than professional drive now followed; Mrs M A Healy condones strike as last resort; Salary Conf to send delegation to Albany to protest educ com salary proposals; Supts Bd backs group; Mrs R Russell charges Wade with attempt at intimidation of teachers in strike talk; Wade denies charge; text of bd lr

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Clifton Snider

1947Clifton Snider, American author, poet, and critic (died 2021)[†]

Clifton Mark Snider was an American poet, novelist, literary critic, scholar, and educator.

Jennifer Warnes

1947Jennifer Warnes, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Jennifer Jean Warnes is an American singer and songwriter who has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet "Up Where We Belong", and in 1987 for the Bill Medley duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Warnes also collaborated closely with Leonard Cohen.

Willie Wise

1947Willie Wise, American basketball player[†]

Willie M. Wise is an American former professional basketball player. After a successful ABA tenure, which eventually resulted in him making the ABA All-Time Team, Wise's NBA career was ended prematurely by a knee injury.