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strike set; co pres and M Quill comment; possible effects noted
Assembly com rejects proposal to drop guilt charges; Assembly passage of guilt finding seen impossible; US agrees to accept Brit proposal noting evidence of guilt and urging countries to stop aid to guerrillas; Assembly com votes on border com membership; leaves seats open for USSR and Poland
resumption urged by Sen Flanders if other measures fail to curb prices
O'Dwyer appts fact-finding com; comments; co restates stand; charges strike is illegal
Chilean embassy fired on following expulsion of Yugoslav diplomats; Amb Zhukov protests
1947Thomas Boswell, American journalist and author[†]
Thomas M. Boswell is an American retired sports columnist who spent his whole career with The Washington Post.
1947Lucas Papademos, Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece[†]
Lucas Demetrios Papademos is a Greek economist and academic who served as Prime Minister of Greece from November 2011 to May 2012, leading a national unity government in the wake of the Greek debt crisis. A technocrat, he previously served as Vice-President of the European Central Bank from 2002 to 2010 and Governor of the Bank of Greece from 1994 to 2002.
1947Alan Pascoe, English hurdler[†]
Alan Peter Pascoe is a British former athlete who gained success in hurdles and competed at three Olympic Games. After his athletics career, he has been successful in events marketing and consulting.