On this day
April 8, 1948
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Headlines from April 8, 1948
RISE FOR AIR POWER GAINS IN CONGRESS; MAY SHUT OUT UMT; House Armed Services Group Unanimously Backs Drive to Set Up 70 Combat Units
Cong demand for air power weakens case for UMT
Menus With 40% Cut in Meat Dishes Tested to End Meatless Tuesdays; RESTAURANTS TEST MEAT-SAVING PLAN
Restaurateurs Soc repts successful 3-mo test of daily menus with 40% fewer meat dishes as substitute; P Henkel urges adoption by Govt
JEW AND ARAB MEET IN U.N. TRUCE MOVE; Peace Effort Pushed Here as Trusteeship Prerequisite -France Asks Firm Steps
Security Council holds trusteeship requires truce first; A Parodi (France) demands details on implementation
GOP LEADERS INSIST ON LOYALTY REPORT; Un-American Inquiry Has Full Support in Demand to See Files on Dr. Condon
Repr Thomas submits House com resolution to House to force Sec Harriman to surrender FBI rept on Condon; Harriman to again be invited to testify
Notable Births
1948Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician[โ ]
Barbara Scott Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, is a Scottish Labour member of the House of Lords. She was created a life peer on 4 November 1997 as Baroness Young of Old Scone, of Old Scone in Perth and Kinross.