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House passes Knutson bill by vote exceeding 2/3 majority needed to override a veto; provisions; Rayburn bill defeated; Martin on Rayburn bill; Doughton votes for Knutson bill; Sen Millikin says Sen will delay action on Knutson bill pending '49 budget cut decision; probable Sen changes seen
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Gerhart Eisler, who has been called the "No. 1 Communist" in this country, was arrested in New York today under a process which, if it works, will keep him in custody until he has served time, been deported, or both.
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communal organizations and private armies outlawed by India Govt; text; 2,000 demand Mahasabha ban, New Delhi; Nehru and Patel pledge internal peace or withdrawal from Govt
1948Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate[†]
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, commonly known as Carlos Belo or Ximenes Belo is an East Timorese prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a bishop in 1988 and served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Díli from 1988 to 2002. In 1996, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with José Ramos-Horta for working "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor". He is a professed member of the Salesians.
1948Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright (died 2015)[†]
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.