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June 21, 1948

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New Yorker Terms Record in Laws 'Remarkable' -- Predicts He'll Win; Dewey Hails Deeds of Congress; Calls 2-Year Record Remarkable

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

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SEA SOON MAY YIELD GREAT FOOD STORES; U. of California Research Team Ties Plan to Atomic Energy and Oceanic Plant Life SEA SOON MAY YIELD GREAT FOOD STORES

By William L. Laurencespecial To the New York Times

Calif Univ studies with Carbon 14 yield new data on photo-synthesis; indicate means to grow edible plants under water and way to 'train' plants, especially algae, to mass-produce basic nutrients

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Soviet Makes a Peace Move; U.S. HALTS SUPPLY OF BERLIN BY RAIL

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

US halts ry transport to Berlin to avoid USSR inspection; USSR bid for renewed 4-power talks implied in N Orlov article in Taeglische Rundschau

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STATE SCRUTINIZES BUS TRANSFER PLAN; PSC Consent May Be Needed for Combination Rides on City and Private Transit Lines STATE SCRUTINIZES BUS TRANSFER PLAN

By Paul Crowell

PSC approval may be needed; transfer points listed

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World Capital Loan Shelved; U.N. Officials Are Dismayed; Representative Bloom Sees the Possibility of Moving Headquarters From New York Because of Lack of $65,000,000 U.N. BUILDING LOAN IS SHELVED IN RUSH

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, June 20--Assistance to the United Nations through a loan from the United States for the construction of world headquarters in New York was abandoned today in the rush for Congressional adjournment.

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Notable Births

1948Jovan Aćimović, Serbian footballer and manager^[†]

Jovan "Kule" Aćimović is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

1948Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter^[†]

Ian Russell McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 in its list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture".

1948Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish author and translator^[†]

Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books The Witcher, which revolves around the eponymous monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. The saga has been popularized through television, stage, comic books, video games and translated into 37 languages making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem.

1948Philippe Sarde, French composer and conductor^[†]

Philippe Sarde is a French film composer. Considered among the most versatile and talented French film composers of his generation, Sarde has scored over two hundred films, film shorts, and television mini-series. He received an Academy Award nomination for Tess (1979), and twelve César Award nominations, winning for Barocco (1976). In 1993, Sarde received the Joseph Plateau Music Award.