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Assemblyman Schupler sees Steinbrink ruling causing turmoil; asks Gov Dewey to call special Legis session to reinforce eviction legis; J J Lamula gives Joint Rent Action Com stand
capacity to meet Eur interim aid bill questioned by Sens Wherry, Chavez and Ball
Fielding proceeds on Welfare Dept reorganization; outlines plans; seeks to provide jobs for employables on relief
deputies meet; main issues listed; USSR effort to delay treaty discussed; Austrian Communists refusal to send reprs to conf noted
ed urging Cong to reconsider and pass Stratton bill
1947Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter (died 1992)[†]
Michel Jean Hamburger, known professionally as Michel Berger, was a French singer and songwriter. He was a figure of France's pop music scene for two decades as a singer. As a songwriter he wrote for artists such as his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy or Johnny Hallyday. He died of a heart attack at age 44.
1947Maria Farantouri, Greek singer and politician[†]
Maria Farantouri or Farandouri is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed worldwide.
1947Gladys Kokorwe, Botswana politician and Speaker of The National Assembly[†]
Gladys Keitumetse Theresa Kokorwe is a Motswana politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019. She is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
1947Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general (born 1902)[†]
Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a Free-French general during World War II. He became Marshal of France posthumously in 1952, and is known in France simply as le maréchal Leclerc or just Leclerc.