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WASHINGTON, July 16 -- An honor guard of about 3,500 uniformed members of the armed services and virtually every high-ranking official in the Government will escort General of the Armies John J. Pershing, who died yesterday, to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
States rights Dems map strategy for withholding electoral votes from Truman
CAIRO, July 16 (UP) -- Haj Amin el-Husseini, exiled Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, said today the Arabs should continue at all costs their war to prevent the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.
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calm reptd restored throughout most of country; most workers return to work; Togliatti worse; police and Army still battle with Communists, Abbadia San Salvatore; de Gasperi says Govt plans to limit strikes, assembly
1948Ron Asheton, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)[†]
Ronald Franklin Asheton was an American musician, best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the band along with Iggy Pop and his brother, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander in 1967. The band is regarded as the seminal proto-punk band and a major influence on the punk rock genre with the albums The Stooges (1969), Fun House (1970) and Raw Power (1973). Following break-ups in 1971 and 1974, the Stooges reformed in 2003 and Asheton remained with the band until his death from a heart attack on January 6, 2009. Asheton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of the Stooges, and ranked as number 29 and 60 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2010 and 2015 respectively.
1948Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (died 2015)[†]
Luc Bondy was a Swiss theatre and film director.