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January 27, 1948

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Headlines from January 27, 1948

BRIDGES ACCUSES TRUMAN OF DECEIT IN 'PHONY' AID PLAN; Senator Also Says President 'Doctored' Budget Figures to Keep the Total Down HE PROMISES AN INQUIRY Document Noted Discrepancy of $2,300,000,000, Calling It a Necessary Margin Bridges Accuses Truman of Deceit on Aid

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

Sen Bridges charges Truman submitted 'phony' budget figures; R W Gifford suggests gifts of indus 'know how' instead of dollars, Sen com; doubts $6.8 billion can be spent efficiently; Natl Farmers Union pres J G Patton urges UN adm and doubling of funds; other testimony; Taft backs Vandenberg criticism of State Dept adm plan

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Notable Births

Mikhail Baryshnikov

1948Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor[†]

Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was the preeminent male classical ballet dancer of the 1970s and 1980s. He subsequently became a noted dance director.

Jean-Philippe Collard

1948Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist[†]

Jean-Philippe Henri Collard is a French pianist known for his interpretations of the works of Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns.