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August 19, 1947

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CUBA INSISTS PACT FOR AMERICAS BAR ECONOMIC THREATS; Challenge to Position of U.S. Set Out by Dr. Belt Before Full Rio Conference HE STRESSES 'AGGRESSION' Marshall Slated to Reply Tomorrow -- Connally Urges Study of Joint War Agency CUBA URGES IN PACT AN ECONOMIC CURB

By Milton Brackerspecial To the New York Times

session; Cuba demands treaty bar econ aggression; Marshall declines comment; Bolivia favors early discussion of econ issue; conf pays tribute to late Dr Rowe; Connally defense proposal noted

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AIR POWER EXEMPT FROM BUDGET URGED TO KEEP U.S. SAFE; Truman Advisers Say Nation Must 'Make It Unprofitable' for Any Other to Attack FORCE SEEN AS ARM OF U.N. Board Opposes Single Operator of Civilian Routes Abroad as Danger to Progress BUDGET EXEMPTION ASKED FOR AIR ARM

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Air Coordinating Com opposes single line; sees competition beneficial

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People Flee City as Fires Spread; BLAST OF ARSENAL HITS CADIZ, SPAIN

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MADRID, Tuesday, Aug. 19 (Reuters) -- The roads leading from Cadiz were filled with people fleeing from the town early this morning. Many fires have broken out in the city and authorities have forbidden access to the city except to doctors, nurses and firefighters.

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SEARCHERS FAIL TO FIND ATCHESON; Hope Is All but Given Up for Diplomat and Three Others Missing in Pacific Crash SEARCHERS FAIL TO FIND ATCHESON RESCUED AFTER ARMY BOMBER CRASHED IN THE PACIFIC

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Notable Births

1947Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter^[†]

Dave Dutton is an English actor. He first came to public recognition when he played the part of Oswald, the eccentric cafe owner in Granada television's situation comedy, Watching. He has played roles in many different television series including Heartbeat and The Royal. He has also played eleven different parts in the soap opera, Coronation Street as well as five in Emmerdale.

1947Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (died 2007)^[†]

Terry Lee Hoeppner was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006. Shortly after announcing that he would be on medical leave for the 2007 season, he died of brain cancer.

1947Gerald McRaney, American actor^[†]

Gerald Lee McRaney is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles. He was a series regular in the first season of the CBS drama series Jericho and the final season of the HBO series Deadwood. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of Castle. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E series Longmire and had a recurring role in the NBC series This Is Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

1947Gerard Schwarz, American conductor and director^[†]

Gerard Schwarz, also known as Gerry Schwarz or Jerry Schwarz, is an American symphony conductor and trumpeter. As of 2019, Schwarz serves as the Artistic and Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and the Director of Orchestral Activities and Music Director of the Frost Symphony Orchestra at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.

1947Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician^[†]

Anuška Ferligoj is a Slovenian mathematician, born August 19, 1947, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, whose specialty is statistics and network analysis. Her specific interests include multivariate analysis, cluster analysis, social network analysis, methodological research of public opinion, analysis of scientific networks. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.