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War Ministry repts guerrillas at Konitsa beaten back by Army; guerrillas reptd retreating to Grammos Mts; Army advances on guerrilla stronghold on Mt Gamila; Premier Sophoulis and D P Griswold send New Year messages to Army
city ban on trucks to end soon; ban on private cars to continue; 40% of sts reptd cleared; 2,758 summonses issues to Bklyn motorists for hindering snow removal
Nationalization of 4 systems in effect; 1 million private shareholders affected; Brit Transport Comm coordination plans discussed
Brit sources link his resignation from Jewish Agency exec to Agency desire to limit illegal immigration into Palestine
Statement on Brig Gen Graham grain deals
1948Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish economist, academic, and politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey[†]
Devlet Bahçeli is a Turkish politician, economist, former deputy prime minister, and current chairman of the far-right, ultranationalist Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Bahçeli has been described as a kingmaker in Turkish politics.
1948Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Russian Minister of Defence (died 2012)[†]
Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev, sometimes transliterated as Grachov or Grachyov, was a Russian Army General and the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1996; in 1988 he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union gold star. As Defence Minister, Grachev gained notoriety because of his military incompetence displayed during the First Chechen War and the persistent allegations of involvement in enormous corruption scandals.
1948Dick Quax, New Zealand runner and politician (died 2018)[†]
Theodorus Jacobus Leonardus "Dick" Quax was a Dutch-born New Zealand runner, one-time world record holder in the 5000 metres, and local-body politician.
1948The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.[†]
Transport in England includes road, rail, air, and water networks.