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June 1, 1948

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MUNDT-NIXON FOES TALK OF BESIEGING CAPITAL TOMORROW; Senate Hearings on Bill Are Recessed Amid a Warning Thousands Will Flock In ROBESON MUM ON HIS TIES Kehoe, Communications Union, Joins Him in Refusing to Say Whether He Is Communist MUNDT-NIXON FOES THREATEN A MARCH

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

Sen subcom hearing on House-approved Mundt-Nixon bill; UPWA spokesman E G Guinier, O J Rogge, P Robeson and J Kehoe testify; latter refuse to answer questions on Communist party ties; give views on Communists role in event of US-USSR war; Amer Jewish League Against Communists spokesman testifies for bill; Sen Ferguson, presiding in Sen Wiley absence, recesses hearings; says he is powerless to extend them; Com for Dem Rights repr L Goldsmith, enraged at hearings end, warns of demonstration by bill's opponents, Washington

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Notable Births

Powers Boothe

1948Powers Boothe, American actor (died 2017)[†]

Powers Allen Boothe was an American actor known for his commanding character actor roles on film and television. He received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Tomáš Halík

1948Tomáš Halík, Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian and scholar[†]

Tomáš Halík is a Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian. He is a professor of sociology at the Charles University in Prague, pastor of the Academic Parish by St. Salvator Church in Prague, and president of the Czech Christian Academy.

Michel Plasse

1948Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006)[†]

Michel Pierre Plasse was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1982. He was selected first overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.

Notable Deaths

1948Alex Gard, Russian-American cartoonist (born 1900)[†]

Alex Gard was a Russian American cartoonist. He was a regular cartoonist for newspapers, magazines and books, but is most well known for his celebrity caricatures at Sardi's restaurant in New York City.