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extolls virtues of fishing, radio discussion of I Walton's Compleat Angler, Inv to Learning radio program
all excise taxes revision studied by House com as part of gen tax structure revision program
condition described as grave after day of some progress; Pres to remain with her
Irgun radio announces group will not agree to truce unless Brit let refugees enter; Stern group asks Polish consul in Jerusalem to forward its peace conditions to UN; Arab Higher Com sec H Khalidi int on situation; foresees Arab-Jewish clash if Zionists push demands; 2d large refugee ship reptd approaching coast; 2 explosions, Haifa, caused by mil accident
WEEA agrees to 11 1/2c 2-yr pact, DC; NATEW $4-4.80 pact announced, NYC
1947Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Paul Joseph Brady is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age.
1947Christopher Chope, English lawyer and politician[†]
Sir Christopher Robert Chope is a British politician and former barrister who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Christchurch in Dorset since 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he was first elected in 1983 for Southampton Itchen, but lost this seat in 1992 to Labour. He returned to Parliament in 1997 and has remained an MP ever since.
1947David Helfgott, Australian pianist[†]
David Helfgott is an Australian concert pianist whose life inspired the Academy Award-winning film Shine, in which he was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor and Alex Rafalowicz.