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growers plan to increase marketings accepted by Citizen Food Com; outlined; C Luckman and Anderson comment
Estimate Bd to study proposal to replace st cars by buses
Rumania celebrates Oct Revolution anniv
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proposal backed by Estimate Bd
1947Michael Perham, English bishop (died 2017)[†]
Michael Francis Perham was a British Anglican bishop. From 2004 to 2014, he served as the Bishop of Gloucester in the Church of England.
1947Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (died 1979)[†]
Minnie Julia Riperton was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.
1947Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and astronaut[†]
Margaret Rhea Seddon is an American surgeon and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women in 1978, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as a mission specialist on STS-51-D and STS-40, and as a payload commander for STS-58, accumulating over 722 hours in space. On these flights, she built repair tools for a US Navy satellite and performed medical experiments.
1947Lewis Yocum, American physician and surgeon (died 2013)[†]
Lewis Yocum was an American orthopedic surgeon.