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July 23, 1947

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DEATH OF PW LAID TO NAVY MAN HERE; Petty Officer Accused at Trial of Striking Other Americans in Japanese Camp DEATH OF PW LAID TO NAVY MAN HERE

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Testifies, Chief Signalman Hirshberg trial

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EUROPEAN AID COST PUT AT 9 BILLIONS; Experts See U.S. Spending at Least That in 3 Years if Congress Approves EUROPEAN AID COST POT AT 9 BILLIONS

By Charles E. Eganspecial To the New York Times

LONDON, July 22 -- A minimum expenditure of $3,000,000,000 annually for the next three years is the bill the United States will have to pay to bail western Europe out of its present economic difficulties, according to experts examining the requirements of the Continent in the light of the Marshall proposal.

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Geneva Trade Parley Defeats U.S. On Agricultural Export Subsidies; GENEVA DELEGATES BAR SUBSIDY PLAN

By Michael L. Hoffmanspecial To the New York Times

US effort to get current subsidy program authorized under Internatl Trade Charter blocked, Geneva conf subcom; US membership in Jnternatl Trade Organization seen hinging on program revision

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DUTCH FORCES STAB INTO EASTERN JAVA IN COASTAL THRUST; One Column Is Reported Close to Republican Capital, but It May Have Been Withdrawn AMPHIBIOUS ATTACK USED Sumatra Is Now Also Involved -- Netherlands Presents a Formal Report to U.N. DUTCH FORCES STAB INTO EASTERN JAVA DUTCH MILITARY FORCES SPREAD OUT OVER JAVA AND LAND IN SUMATRA

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sea-borne troops capture eastern Java sections

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1947Gardner Dozois, American journalist and author (died 2018)^[†]

Gardner Raymond Dozois was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction (1986–2004), garnering multiple Hugo and Locus Awards for those works almost every year. He also won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story twice. He was inducted to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011.

1947David Essex, English singer-songwriter, and actor^[†]

David Essex is an English singer-songwriter and actor. From 1973 to 1994, he had 19 Top 40 singles in the UK and 16 Top 40 albums. Internationally, he had the most success with his 1973 single "Rock On".

1947Torsten Palm, Swedish race car driver^[†]

Torsten Palm is a former racing driver from Sweden.

1947Robin Simon, English historian, critic, and academic^[†]

Robin Simon is a Welsh art historian and critic, and editor of the British Art Journal.

Headlines from July 23, 1947

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DEATH OF PW LAID TO NAVY MAN HERE; Petty Officer Accused at Trial of Striking Other Americans in Japanese Camp DEATH OF PW LAID TO NAVY MAN HERE

EUROPEAN AID COST PUT AT 9 BILLIONS; Experts See U.S. Spending at Least That in 3 Years if Congress Approves EUROPEAN AID COST POT AT 9 BILLIONS

Geneva Trade Parley Defeats U.S. On Agricultural Export Subsidies; GENEVA DELEGATES BAR SUBSIDY PLAN

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