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July 16, 1947

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Principles of Marshall Program Supported by Governors at Parley; GOVERNORS BACK MARSHALL'S PLAN NAMED TOP CHOICES IN GOVERNORS' POLL

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

Govs Conf urged to support program of adequate natl defense, Gov J S Thurmond s

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Patterson Reported Quitting, Forrestal Due to Rule Arms; War Chief Is Slated to Go After Unifying of Forces -- Navy Head's Appointment as Security Secretary Predicted Resignation of Patterson Slated; Forrestal Due to Be Arms Chief

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

Sec Forrestal reptd slated to become Natl Security Sec; other candidates noted; W S Symington slated to head Air Force Dept, and Gen Spaatz to continue as Air Forces head

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NEW U.S. ORDER TIES GERMANY TO PLAN TO REBUILD EUROPE; Restatement of Policy Allots Exports to Pay for Imports -- Rural Economy Barred CLAY TOLD TO RESIST REDS Imposition of Any Regime From Outside Opposed -- Stripping of Arms Re-emphasized NEW U.S. ORDER TIES GERMANY TO PLAN

By Bertram D. Hulenspecial To the New York Times

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RUMANIA ARRESTS MANIU AND AIDES; Peasant Chief Incommunicado in Sanitarium -- Others at Airport When Seized Rumania Seizes Maniu and Aides; Peasant Chief Held in Sanitarium

By the Associated Press

Natl Peasant party leaders arrested while trying to flee country; Dr Maniu being held incommunicado; reaction, London

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Notable Births

1947Don Burke, Australian television host and producer^[†]

Donald William Burke is an Australian television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturist. He is best known as the longtime host of Burke's Backyard, a lifestyle program produced by his wife's company CTC Productions, which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. He was also responsible for the creation of garden makeover program Backyard Blitz, starring former colleague Jamie Durie.

1947Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor (died 2025)^[†]

Alexis Margaret Herman was an American political figure who served as the 23rd United States secretary of labor from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. She was the first Black American to hold the position. She was previously Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

1947Assata Shakur, American-Cuban criminal and activist (died 2025)^[†]

Assata Olugbala Shakur was an American political activist, revolutionary, and fugitive who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA). In 1977, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. She escaped from prison in 1979 and was wanted by the FBI, with a $1 million reward for information leading to her capture, and an additional $1 million reward offered by the New Jersey attorney general.