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natl union head S Wolchok testifies;illus; subcom to cite 9 union leaders for contempt for refusal to answer Communism charge
US denounces arrests; Asst Sec Allen statement
Egyptians bomb Tel-Aviv; 2 children killed; Iraqi troops shell Petah Tiqva; Egyptians capture 2 villages in south; Israeli take 3; high Israeli losses reptd in various sectors; Iraqi planes attack Jews in north; Moroccans join fighting; Arabs attack Natanya; Israel begins offensive in Galilee
says he would refuse Pres nomination if offered, wire to Sen Pepper; text
Hogan announces grand jury finds no evidence of bribery in Valente designation; Valente statement; C H Neal says O'Dwyer had pledged Valente support; calls him liar; Chief Justice Byrnes to seek Dem nomination
1948Ronnie Cutrone, American painter (died 2013)[†]
Ronnie Cutrone was an American Neo-pop painter and nightclub impresario. He began his career as Pop Artist Andy Warhol's assistant before becoming known for his own paintings of cartoon characters. He was a performer with Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable that also featured The Velvet Underground. Cutrone also helped run the New York City nightclub Mudd Club and later operated his own short term bar/dance club/cabaret space/tapas lounge nightclub called The Rubber Monkey at 279 Church Street in TriBeCa. His memories play a part in the history of punk rock book Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain.
1948Chico Resch, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]
Glenn Allan "Chico" Resch is a Canadian–American former professional ice hockey player and television sportscaster. He played as a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1973 to 1987, and won a Stanley Cup with the New York Islanders in 1979–80. He has served as the color commentator for telecasts of New Jersey Devils games on MSG Network and MSG Plus.
1948Natalya Sedykh, Russian figure skater, ballet dancer, actor[†]
Natalya Yevgenyevna Sedykh is a Russian retired figure skater, ballet dancer, and film actor.
1948John Whitehead, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2004)[†]
John Cavadus Whitehead was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team of McFadden & Whitehead with Gene McFadden.