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May 23, 1948

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Headlines from May 23, 1948

Bevin, Douglas Confer on End Of Divergencies on Palestine; BEVIN AND DOUGLAS CONFER ON DISCORD

By Clifton Daniel

Bevin conf with Amb Douglas on reptd US-Brit split

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STRAW HAT SERENADE; SOUNDING THE STRAW HAT SERENADE

By Theron Bamberger

T Bamberger article on summer stock cos preparations

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U.S. WOMEN RETAIN CURTIS CUP IN GOLF; Taking Four and Halving One of Six Singles, Americans Beat Britain, 6 1/2 to 2 1/2

By the Associated Press

BIRKDALE, England, May 22 -- America's links queens retained the big silver Curtis Cup today by defeating the best women golfers that England, Scotland and Ireland could muster.

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THE FINANCIAL WEEK; Uncertainty in Labor Developments Has Restrictive Influence on Markets -- Foreign Outlook Improves

By John G. Forrest

Dominated by mixed labor developments, financial markets last week lost some of their buoyancy through profit-taking. After the long sharp rise, liquidation of stocks was not unexpected, but prices firmed up in the last Saturday session for four months.

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DEFENSE ALLIANCES LEFT TO CONGRESS; Lovett Also Pledges U.S. Will Not Finance Arms for Europe Without Specific Sanction

By the United Press

Under-Sec Lovett reptd assuring Cong US will not finance arms without Cong sanction

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1948Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer^[†]

Myriam Boyer is a French actress. She appeared in more than eighty films and television shows since 1970. At the age of 18, she married Roger Cornillac with whom she had a son, Clovis Cornillac. From 1975 until his death in 1999 she was married to John Berry with whom she had one son, Arny Berry.

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1948Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.^[†]

Thomas Campbell Wasson was an American diplomat who was assassinated while serving as the Consul General for the United States in Jerusalem. He was also a member of the United Nations Truce Commission.

Headlines from May 23, 1948

Bevin, Douglas Confer on End Of Divergencies on Palestine; BEVIN AND DOUGLAS CONFER ON DISCORD

STRAW HAT SERENADE; SOUNDING THE STRAW HAT SERENADE

U.S. WOMEN RETAIN CURTIS CUP IN GOLF; Taking Four and Halving One of Six Singles, Americans Beat Britain, 6 1/2 to 2 1/2

THE FINANCIAL WEEK; Uncertainty in Labor Developments Has Restrictive Influence on Markets -- Foreign Outlook Improves

DEFENSE ALLIANCES LEFT TO CONGRESS; Lovett Also Pledges U.S. Will Not Finance Arms for Europe Without Specific Sanction

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