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August 23, 1947

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Headlines from August 23, 1947

EXODUS REFUGEES BEGIN FORCED TRIP TO GERMAN CAMPS; British Transports Pull Up Anchor 20 Minutes After Deadline of Ultimatum ZIONIST PROTESTS MOUNT Palestine Groups Set Monday for Fasting and Mourning for Jews of the World

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

repts refugees will be permitted to go where they desire in Brit zone of Ger or to work in GB

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ARGENTINE PROJECT TO RESTRICT TREATY JOLTS RIO PARLEY; Move to Bar Collective Action in Intra-American Disputes Disapproved by U.S. BRAMUGLIA UPHOLDS AIM Vandenberg Says Clause Sets Hemisphere Against Rest of World and 'Will Not Do' ARGENTINE PROJECT JOLTS CONFERENCE

By C.p. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

Argentina proposes to restrict moves against aggression to nations outside Western Hemisphere; stand upheld by Bramuglia, opposed by US and Brazil; anti-USSR effort seen

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12 Days on Crowded Ships; EXODUS REFUGEES SAIL FOR GERMANY

By Unknown Author

transports bearing Exodus '47 refugees sail for camps near Hamburg, Ger

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Indonesia Impasse Deepens As Dutch Bid Council Desist; INDONESIA IMPASSE IN COUNCIL DEEPENS

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Council debate inconclusive; Australian-Chinese resolution providing machinery to check on cease-fire order compliance introduced

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One Egyptian Demonstrator Is Killed as Crowd Berates U.S. and Brazil for Seeking New Talks With Britain on Sudan; ANTI-U.N. RIOTING FLARES IN CAIRO

By Gene Currivanspecial To the New York Times

1 Egyptian demonstrator killed, several wounded, as police are forced to fire into mob

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Notable Births

1947David Robb, Scottish actor^[†]

David Robb is a Scottish actor.

1947Willy Russell, English playwright and composer^[†]

William Russell is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Our Day Out.

1947Linda Thompson, English folk-rock singer-songwriter^[†]

Linda Thompson is an English singer-songwriter.