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House, by 149-52 vote, tentatively adds Spain to ERP
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- President Truman today signed the Housing and Rent Act extending controls over rentals until March 31, 1949. In doing so, he said the measure was not as strong as he desired, and that he was making it law because he had no alternative.
Jews and Arabs accept Geneva Conv on treatment of wounded and prisoners; will allow Internatl Red Cross Com to work; com plans
12 hurt, 45 held after violent outbreak between pickets and police outside NYSE bldg entrance; illus; Keefe protests police brutality, wire to city officials
Austin asks special session on Palestine, Security Council; Deputy Min Gromyko objects; vote delayed
1948Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba[†]
Gary Albert Doer is a former Canadian politician and diplomat from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served as Canada's ambassador to the United States from 19 October 2009, to 3 March 2016. Doer previously served as the 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009, leading a New Democratic Party government.
1948Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate[†]
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Tennessee in both houses of the United States Congress, first as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985, and then as a U.S. senator from 1985 to 1993. Gore was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2000 presidential election, which he lost to George W. Bush despite winning the popular vote.
1948Rhea Perlman, American actress[†]
Rhea Jo Perlman is an American actress and author. She is well-known for playing head waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Over the course of eleven seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, winning four, and was nominated for a record six Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series. She has also appeared in films, including Canadian Bacon (1995), Matilda (1996), The Sessions (2012), Poms (2019), and Barbie (2023). In 2025, she had a guest role in the second season of the crime mystery series Poker Face.
1948Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist[†]
Gustaaf (Staf) Van Cauter, is a former racing cyclist. He was born in Mechelen, Belgium. He competed in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics. As of 2010, Van Cauter is President of molecular imaging company Bioscan.