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February 22, 1948

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Notable Births

John Ashton (actor)

1948John Ashton, American actor (died 2024)[†]

John David Ashton was an American actor, known for his roles in the Beverly Hills Cop films, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Midnight Run.

1948Dennis Awtrey, American basketball player[†]

Dennis Wade Awtrey is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from Santa Clara University, Awtrey was drafted by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers in 1970. He played in the league for twelve seasons, spending time with the 76ers, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers. Awtrey had his finest season in 1974–1975, when he averaged 9.9 points and 8.6 rebounds as a member of the Suns. Awtrey was also known for once having punched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the jaw. In 2012, Awtrey moved to Manzanita, Oregon, where he now operates a bed-and-breakfast.

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Headlines from February 22, 1948

MR. WILDER'S ROMAN FANTASIA; An Urbane Appraisal of Julius Caesar And the Last Busy Months of His Rule

By Brooks Atkinson

ALTHOUGH "The Ides of March" is a novel, Thornton Wilder, who wrote it, is a philosopher. Not that the offices of novelist and philosopher are in opposition. In the present instance they are not identical since the distinction of are Ides of March" -- Mr. Wilder's first novel since 1935 -- lies more in the philosophy than the fiction, but the philosopher is also a novelist.

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BENES IS OPPOSING TOTALITARIAN RULE IN CZECH DEADLOCK; But President Acknowledges Communists' Right to Lead as Nation's Major Party

By Albion Ross

Benes refuses to accept resignations; opposes Communist demand for Govt of officials; acknowledges Communist party right to lead Govt only under dem parliamentary procedure, statement in reply to workers delegation demanding that Gottwald be allowed to choose new Cabinet; Nosek charges alleged US and Brit spy activities

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Test for U.N.

By Unknown Author

It is twelve weeks since the fateful evening of November 29 -- the evening that the United Nations General Assembly voted to divide Palestine into sovereign Jewish and Arab states.

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