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March 17, 1947

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MILITARY LAW ENDS IN PALESTINE TODAY; BOMBS GREET NEWS; Holy Land Army Law Ends Today; Bombs Blast Jewish Agency Office

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

martial law to be withdrawn; explosion blasts Jewish Agency bldg, Jerusalem; certain Zionist officials say bombing was not done by Jews; Iraq Petroleum Co main pipeline bombed, Haifa; 1 killed, 5 injured; Brit use term 'dissident' instead of 'terrorist;' Irgun radio says martial law failed; similar views of other Jewish circles noted; Brit say martial law was valuable weapon; econ loss to Jewish community estimated at $7 million; Arab losses noted

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MARSHALL ASKING ZONAL TRADE UNITY; REJECTS CHINA TALK; MARSHALL ASKING ZONE TRADE UNITY

By C.l. Sulzberger

Marshall conf with other US reprs

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ARMY SPEEDS FOOD FOR GERMAN RELIEF; ARMY SPEEDS FOOD FOR GERMAN RELIEF

By the Associated Press

US Army starts purchases of US surplus for Ger

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DEWEY TO ASK RISE FOR TOP OFFICIALS TO A $17,500 SCALE; DEWEY TO ASK RISE FOR TOP OFFICIALS

By Leo Egan

Dewey to recommend pay increases up to $5,500 for Dept heads

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Notable Births

1947Dennis Bond, English footballer (died 2025)^[†]

Dennis Joseph Thomas Bond was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic and represented England at School and Youth level.

1947Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer (died 2025)^[†]

Yury Alexandrovich Chernavsky was a Russian producer, composer and songwriter. Chernavsky was a member of performance rights organisations such as GEMA, BMI, and RAO, and had also been recognized as an Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

Notable Deaths

1947Mike, American Wyandotte chicken, lived 18 months following decapitation (h. 1945)^[†]

Mike the Headless Chicken was a male Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after he was beheaded, surviving because most of his brain stem remained intact, and a blood clot prevented him from bleeding to death. After the beheading, Mike achieved national fame; he died in March 1947. In his hometown, Fruita, Colorado, U.S., an annual "Mike the Headless Chicken Day" is held in May. Mike has the record for the longest surviving chicken without a head in Guinness World Records.