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Haganah claims opening new by-pass into Jerusalem
UE and GE agree on 8% gen pay rise; membership ratification awaited; 2-yr contract terms noted
Bidault urges Assembly approval; Assembly apathetic toward s
Amsterdam Burgomaster D'Ailly welcomed by O'Dwyer
Pres Truman says Premier Stalin is prisoner of Politburo
1948Hans Binder, Austrian racing driver[†]
Hans Binder is an Austrian former Formula One driver who raced for the Ensign, Wolf, Surtees and ATS teams.
1948Herbert Meyer, German footballer[†]
Herbert Meyer is a German former footballer who made a total of 201 appearances in the Bundesliga during his playing career.
1948Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor (died 2017)[†]
Leonard Norman Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men. Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.