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conf offers program; scores western Allies policies; comment
Stassen urged for VP among groups opposing Halleck
Ben Gurion Govt upheld in confidence vote; overthrow by dissidents averted; Fishman and Shapiro resume posts; Govt plans single army without aux units; Irgun renounces status as nil organization within Israel
USSR bloc conf, Warsaw, demands Ger meet all claims
1948William C. Lee, American general (born 1895)[†]
Major General William Carey Lee was a senior United States Army officer who fought in World War I and World War II, during which he commanded the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles". Lee is often referred to as the "Father of the U.S. Airborne".
1948The United States Congress passes the Displaced Persons Act to allow World War II refugees to immigrate to the United States above quota restrictions.[†]
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Representatives, and an upper body, the U.S. Senate. They both meet in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.