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July 30, 1947

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'FRAME-UP' BLOCKED FLYING BOAT PLAN, KAISER DECLARES; Implies at Senate Hearing Conventional Plane Makers Fought His Wartime Idea HUGHES' ROLE DEFENDED Shipbuilder Tells of Going Over Navy's Head to Roosevelt to Get Carrier Contract KAISER DEFENDS FLYING BOAT PLAN

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

Kaiser testifies; charges conventional plane mfrs, Meigs and other officials with collusion to block flying boat output; denies alleged plea to F D Roosevelt; asserts Nelson and Adm Leahy backed project; puts responsibility for non-delivery of planes on Hughes; defends Hughes against pressure and fraud charges; denies profits

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Notable Births

William Atherton

1947William Atherton, American actor and producer[†]

William Atherton is an American actor. He had starring roles in The Sugarland Express (1974), The Day of the Locust (1975), The Hindenburg (1975) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), but is most recognized for what have become iconic roles in the Ghostbusters and Die Hard film series.

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

1947Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate[†]

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi is a French virologist and Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Division and Professor at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Born in Paris, Barré-Sinoussi performed some of the fundamental work in the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS. In 2008, Barré-Sinoussi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with her former mentor, Luc Montagnier, for their discovery of HIV. She mandatorily retired from active research on 31 August 2015, and fully retired by some time in 2017.

Jonathan Mann (physician)

1947Jonathan Mann, American physician and author (died 1998)[†]

Jonathan Max Mann was an American physician who was an administrator for the World Health Organization, and spearheaded early AIDS research in the 1980s.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

1947Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California[†]

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

Notable Deaths

Joseph Cook

1947Joseph Cook, English-Australian miner and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1860)[†]

Sir Joseph Cook was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the sixth prime minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party, having previously been leader of the Anti-Socialist Party from 1908 to 1909. His victory at the 1913 election marked the first time that a centre-right party had won a majority at an Australian federal election.