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January 25, 1948

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PAULEY DECLARES POLITICS INSPIRED STASSEN CHARGES; He Again Accuses Ex-Governor of 'Falsehoods,' Inspired by His 'Selfish Ambitions' HUGE PROFITS' IN 1947 Accused Official Headed List of 7 Major Traders in Fats, Senate Inquiry Is Told HUGE' GAINS MADE, STASSEN DECLARES ANSWERING CHARGES IN CAPITAL

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

Pauley denies Stassen charges; claims pol motives; cross-examined by Ferguson; Stassen replies; charges Pauley, Davies and 5 others profited in cottonseed oil through advance data on Govt purchases

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FRANCE TO DEVALUE FRANC RATE TODAY TO 216 TO DOLLAR; Cabinet Also to Announce Formation of Free Market in Limited Currencies WOULD SPURN FUND VETO British Delegation Departs After Failure to Convince French of Need of Delay PARIS TO DEVALUE FRANC RATE TODAY

By Harold Callenderspecial To the New York Times

PARIS, Jan. 24 -- The French Government made all preparations today to announce the devaluation of the franc tomorrow to 216 to the dollar, accompanied by a free market in which the franc and the dollar could be bought and sold at a rate determined by supply and demand.

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Notable Births

Ros Kelly

1948Ros Kelly, Australian educator and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel[†]

Roslyn Joan Kelly AO is an Australian former politician. She was a member of the Australian House of Representatives, having represented the Division of Canberra from 18 October 1980 to 30 January 1995. She was a minister in the governments of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.

1948Georgy Shishkin, Russian painter and illustrator[†]

Georgy Shishkin is a Russian painter.