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says US Communist party is 5th column, testimony before House com on bills to curb communism
Transportation Bd gets O'Dwyer labor relations policy as outlined in lr to Comr Davis; text; policy bars strikes and closed shop; TWU Local 100 pres Hogan commends plan; voices confidence in TWU ability to act as main bargaining agent
On Centralia Coal Co Mine 5 blast
1st session opened, Lake Success; USSR boycotts meeting; reaction and speculation on boycott; US repr F B Sayre elected council chmn; Sayre and Sec Gen Lie outline council tasks
1947Oliver Friggieri, Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher (died 2020)[†]
Oliver Friggieri was a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic, and philosopher. He led the establishment of literary history and criticism in Maltese while teaching at the University of Malta, studying the works of Dun Karm, Rużar Briffa, and others. A prolific writer himself, Friggieri explored new genres to advocate the Maltese language, writing the libretti for the first oratorio and the first cantata in Maltese. His work aimed to promote the Maltese cultural identity, while not shying from criticism: one of his most famous novels, Fil-Parlament Ma Jikbrux Fjuri, attacked the tribalistic divisions of society caused by politics. From philosophy, he was mostly interested in epistemology and existentialism.
1947Brian Jones, English balloonist and pilot[†]
Brian George Jones is an English balloonist.
1947Walt Mossberg, American journalist[†]
Walter S. Mossberg is an American retired technology journalist and moderator.
1947Doug Wilkerson, American football player (died 2021)[†]
Douglas Wilkerson was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and San Diego Chargers. Named to the Pro Bowl three times, he was also a three-time All-Pro, including a first-team selection in 1982. He was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame. He also played one season in the Austrian Football League for the Graz Giants in 1987.