scientists mystified as repts increase; saucers reptd seen over entire US; Army orders new inquiry; G pub imagination in part; D E Lilienthal denies alleged link to atomic research

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1947Roy Señeres, Filipino diplomat and politician (died 2016)^[†]

Roy Villareal Señeres was a Filipino politician and diplomat who initially ran in the 2016 Philippine presidential election under the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka party before withdrawing on February 5, 2016, three days before his death. Señeres was elected as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the OFW Family Club party-list in the 2013 general elections. He is the father of former congressman Christian Señeres.

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1947Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (born 1862)^[†]

Adolfo Müller-Ury, KSG was a Swiss-born American portrait painter and impressionistic painter of roses and still life.

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1947Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.^[†]

The 1947 Sylhet referendum was held in Sylhet District of the Assam Province of British India to decide whether the district would remain in undivided Assam and therefore within the post-independence Dominion of India, or leave Assam for East Bengal and consequently join the newly created Dominion of Pakistan. The referendum's turnout was in favour of joining the Pakistani union; however, the district's Karimganj subdivision remained within the Indian state of Assam.

1947The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.^[†]

The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova, is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov family of rifles. After more than seven decades since its creation, the AK-47 model and its variants remain one of the most popular and widely used firearms in the world.

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3 Air Stowaways Land Here From Sweden, 2 Are Sought; 3 AIR STOWAWAYS LAND FROM SWEDEN

France to Issue Full Report On Aid Parley Breakdown; Will Publish Documents on 3-Power Talks -- Rumania, Finland Reject Bids to July 12 Meeting -- 14 Acceptances Seen FRENCH WILL ISSUE REPORT ON PARLEY

ANTI-FRANCO REGION IS WARNED TO VOTE; Permanent Penalties Await All Absentees Today, Bilbao Is Told -- 'Yes' Ballots Issued ANTI-FRANCO AREA IS WARNED TO VOTE

'Flying Saucers' Mystify Experts; May Be Prank of Nature, They Say; 'FLYING SAUCERS' MYSTIFY EXPERTS

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