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O'Dwyer maps plans for permanent div of analysis and control to maintain daily supervision over every dept; cites plans during s before Munic Finance Officers Assn conf
House panel reptd ready to accept Taft bill union shop provisions on condition that Fed legis not strike down or discourage state laws
grand jury inquiry opens; O'Driscoll, Barry and Gross testify; O'Driscoll implicates O'Dwyer in Sanders relations; reveals Sanders connection with Sightseeing Yachts involving L Stark; Haffenden testifies before dist atty
Australian scientists precipitate rainfall successfully by dropping dry ice into cumulus cloud; method, observations and plans described
1947Peter DeFazio, American politician[†]
Peter Anthony DeFazio is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district from 1987 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is a founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A native of Massachusetts and a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, he previously served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon. On December 1, 2021, DeFazio announced he would not seek reelection in 2022.
1947Marty Kristian, German-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[†]
Marty Kristian is a German-born, British-based musician. He grew up, and started his musical career, in Australia, as a solo artist. He is a singer-song writer-guitarist and, in the 1970s, he became a heartthrob as a founding member of the New Seekers.
1947Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach[†]
Branko Oblak is a Slovenian football coach and former international player. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or deep-lying playmaker.
1947Riivo Sinijärv, Estonian politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs[†]
Riivo Sinijärv is an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1947Ed Konetchy, American baseball player and manager (born 1885)[†]
Edward Joseph Konetchy, nicknamed "Big Ed" and "the Candy Kid", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for a number of teams, primarily in the National League, from 1907 to 1921. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1907–1913), Pittsburgh Pirates (1914), Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League (1915), Boston Braves (1916–1918), Brooklyn Robins (1919–1921), and Philadelphia Phillies (1921). He batted and threw right-handed.