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NY Times survey finds 2,200 houses for veterans unsold and empty; situation forces blders to curtail other construction
U.N. To Palestine Early next month at New York's La Guardia Field -- two and one-half miles away from the United Nations General Assembly Hall at Flushing Meadow -- a new chapter will open in the history of the U.N. A special U.N. investigation commission of about 120 persons will take off in chartered planes for a flight across the Atlantic.
REPTS: FHA repts applications, Apr
1947John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2024)[†]
John Gerard Bruton was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1994 to 1997 and Leader of Fine Gael from 1990 to 2001. He held cabinet positions between 1981 and 1987, including twice as minister for finance. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1990 to 1994 and 1997 to 2001. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Meath from 1969 to 2004.
1947Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (born 1883)[†]
Harold Homer Chase, nicknamed "Prince Hal", was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position. During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905–1913), Chicago White Sox (1913–1914), Buffalo Blues (1914–1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918), and New York Giants (1919).