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Cong com agrees on full $350-million-fund; broadens fund uses; approves RFC loan to activiate program in advance of formal appropriations; sees possible conflict with purpose of Greek-Turkish aid bill; previous House curbs noted; House fight against com decisions seen
101 B-29's roar over NYC; illus; operation hindered by weather; Kenney comments
Sec Anderson, at Pres Truman request, calls bank, ins co and farm reprs to conf on recent price rises, Washington, DC; Adm fears renewal of '20 and '29 crises; Truman lr to Anderson cited; Anderson comments; House Agr (Hope) Com holds hearing on Hope bill to raise Fed land bank loans; bill opposed by J H Crocker
House com votes cut 10%; subcom rept scoring certain dept practices noted
Heads Yugoslav lend-lease settlement mission
1947Stephen Platten, English bishop[†]
Stephen George Platten, is a retired Anglican prelate, the last to serve as diocesan Bishop of Wakefield in the Church of England.
1947George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1869)[†]
George William Forbes was a New Zealand politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of New Zealand from 28 May 1930 to 6 December 1935. He was the last leader of the remnant of the Liberal Party and having entered the House of Representatives in 1908 as a Radical in that Party, he went on to become a founder of the New Zealand National Party in 1936.