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Sen Repub majority conf approves omnibus bill, blocking Truman choice of 3 bills; Ives comments; House Labor Com approves omnibus bill; Hartley comments
F D Roosevelt Memorial Foundation plans for assembling record of F D Roosevelt era announced
cadets march, Army Day, NYC; illus
Econ Advisers Council discusses prices as slump cause
1947Rae Armantrout, American poet and academic[†]
Rae Armantrout is an American poet generally associated with the Language poets. She has published more than two dozen books, including both poetry and prose.
1947Mike Chapman, Australian-English songwriter and producer[†]
Michael Donald Chapman is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud and Racey with business partner Nicky Chinn, creating a sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand. He later produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and the Knack. Chapman received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.
1947Jean-Jacques Laffont, French economist and academic (died 2004)[†]
Jean-Jacques Marcel Laffont was a French economist specializing in public economics and information economics. Educated at the University of Toulouse and the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE) in Paris, he was awarded PhD in economics by Harvard University in 1975.
1947Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer and politician (died 2019)[†]
Athanasios "Thanos" Mikroutsikos was a Greek composer and politician. He is considered one of the most important composers of the recent Greek musical scene.