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Federal Judge John C. Knox directed from the bench yesterday, that toll collectors on the Saw Mill River Parkway issue receipts for the 10-cent tolls that have been exacted from motorists since 12:01 A.M. last Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Reports of widespread dissatisfaction with the actions of the Republican-controlled 80th Congress came in from all sections of the country tonight as the Democratic National Committee staged the first nationwide political meeting in radio history.
PARIS, Sept. 2 -- Sir Oliver Franks, chairman of the European conference on the Marshall Plan, said today that the "valuable advice" given by United States officials would receive "full consideration" in the framing of the conference's final report.
Local officials of the Transport Workers Union, CIO, forecast last night that their members would strike against the New York City Omnibus Corporation by next Monday or earlier, in retaliation for legal moves by the company yesterday to enjoin a strike.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Sept. 2 -- Lieut. Gen. V.P. Sviridov, Russian chairman of the Allied Control Commission for Hungary, summoned Socialist party leaders to confer with him today after he had heard that they had threatened to bolt the Communist-dominated coalition.
1947Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway[â ]
Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as the prime minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him, after Erna Solberg, Norway's second longest serving non-Labour Party prime minister since World War II. Currently, Bondevik is president of the Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights.
1947Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician[â ]
Michael Connarty is a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and Falkirk East from 2005 until 2015, and Falkirk East (1992â2005).
1947Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist[â ]
Mario Draghi is an Italian politician, economist, academic, banker, statesman, and civil servant, who served as the prime minister of Italy from 13 February 2021 to 22 October 2022. Prior to his appointment as prime minister, he served as the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) between 2011 and 2019. Draghi was also the chair of the Financial Stability Board between 2009 and 2011, and governor of the Bank of Italy between 2006 and 2011.
1947GĂ©rard Houllier, French footballer and coach (died 2020)[â ]
Gérard Paul Francis Houllier was a French professional football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2001. He then guided Lyon to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010. He also coached the France national team between 1992 and 1993. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, and technical director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals. In June 2011, he stepped down from club coaching, leaving his managerial role at Aston Villa, following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems.
1947Susan Milan, English flute player and composer[â ]
Susan Milan is an English professor of flute of the Royal College of Music, classical performer, recording artiste, composer, author and entrepreneur.