new guerrilla bns enter Konitsa fighting; reptd concentrating entire strength on town; guerrillas block Yanina-Konitsa road; Army spokesman sees Konitsa safe; casualties on both sides reptd heavy; map; 150 alleged Communists held, Patras

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SCHOOLS OF NATION SHOW GAIN IN YEAR AS STAFFS EXPAND; But Survey Reveals Shortage of Teachers Is Still Acute, With 110,000 Needed SALARY AVERAGE UP $400 But This Is More Than Offset by Price Rises -- Extra Funds Sought for Pay, Buildings Schools Show Gain in Year Although Serious Teacher Shortage Continues

By Benjamin Fine

NY Times survey compares '47-48 status with '46-47; continuing shortage, low pay and substandard teachers reptd despite slight gains

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Notable Births

1947James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer^[†]

James Kahn is an American medical specialist and writer, best known for his novelization of Return of the Jedi. Born in Chicago, Kahn received a degree in medical studies from the University of Chicago. His post-graduate training, specializing in Emergency Medicine, was completed at USC–LA County Hospital and UCLA. His original work includes three novels in the New World series: World Enough, and Time (1980), Time's Dark Laughter (1982), and Timefall (1987). As well as Return of the Jedi, he wrote the novelizations of the films Poltergeist and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. He has also written for well-known television series such as Melrose Place and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was the producer of Melrose Place from 1996 to 1998.

1947Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[†]

Jeffrey Lynne is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and only consistent member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. He has written all of the band's music since 1972, including hits such as "Evil Woman", "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Mr. Blue Sky", "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Hold On Tight". He also has had a solo career, with two albums: Armchair Theatre (1990) and Long Wave (2012).

1947Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach^[†]

Steven Charles Mix, nicknamed "The Mayor", is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Mix had a thirteen-year playing career, was an NBA All-Star and played in the NBA Finals on four occasions. He later had a lengthy career as a broadcaster for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Notable Deaths

1947Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (born 1889)^[†]

Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

1947Alfred North Whitehead, English-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1861)^[†]

Alfred North Whitehead was an English mathematician and philosopher. He created the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which has been applied in a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology.

Historical Events

1947Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.^[†]

The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the Space Race, espionage, propaganda campaigns, embargoes, and sports diplomacy.