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July 28, 1947

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Notable Births

1947Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia^[†]

General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019.

1947Sally Struthers, American actress^[†]

Sally Anne Struthers is an American actress and activist. She played Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker in All in the Family, for which she won two Emmy Awards, and Babette in Gilmore Girls. She was also the voice of Charlene Sinclair on the ABC sitcom Dinosaurs, Pebbles Flintstone on The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, and Rebecca Cunningham on the Disney animated series TaleSpin.

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Headlines from July 28, 1947

HOTEL RENT RULES PERMIT 15% RISES; IN EFFECT TODAY; Machinery to Pass Voluntary Increases and to Penalize Coercion Is Provided 5-DAY NOTICE ON EVICTIONS Landlords Required to Inform Board in Advance -- Boss Bans 'Harassment' HOTEL RENT RULES EFFECTIVE TODAY

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rent comm adopts hotel regulations; permits 15% rise; Ross statement for self and colleagues

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DUTCH WILL REOPEN THREE JAVA PORTS; REACH SOUTH COAST; Blockade Will Be Lifted Today for Recaptured Cities -- Troops Again Advance WEST OF ISLAND CUT OFF Quick Thrust From Bandung Slices Over to Wijnkoops Bay -- Republic Claims Medan DUTCH FORCES ARE CUTlNG JAVA lNTO SEVERAL SEGMENTS DUTCH WILL REOPEN THREE JAVA PORTS

By the United Press

Dutch to lift blockade on recaptured Cheribon, Probolinngo and Banjuwangi; forces capture Tegal; withdraw from Chichalengka, Majalaya; capture Palabuhan and Lamajang power station; rept rescue of Chinese prisoners, Singasari; Indonesians rept victory, Tengaran; recapture Chimahi, Sindangwangi, and other towns; threaten to fire W Java plantations; claim of Medan capture denied by Dutch; map

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DEWEY PUT SECOND BY MICHIGAN CHIEF; Vandenberg '48 Favorite, J.A. Wagner Says as Governor Sees Mother at Owosso DEWEY POT SECOND BY MICHIGAN CHIEF

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

Mich Repub chmn J A Wagner says Vandenberg will be State 1st choice and Dewey 2d; he and other leaders conf with Dewey

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Huge Loans Over Debt Limit Proposed for City Projects; Mayor Has Before Him Plan for Financing Hospitals, Transit and Port Expansion -- State Would Have to Sanction It

By Paul Crowell

NYC: Mayor O'Dwyer and Estimate Bd to study plan to finance large-scale capital programs outside of city's debt limit

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Many Investigations to Keep Members of Congress Busy; Tours Abroad Will Seek Insight Into Foreign Policy Needs -- Immigration and Radio 'Voice' Are Study Subjects

By Samuel A. Tower

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- An expected five months' vacation began for its members today as the first session of the first Republican-dominated Congress in sixteen years came to an end at 3:50 A.M.

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