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Murtagh repts study of Borden and Sheffield books shows up to 10% discounts to retailers; to check if amts are identical
work of Boy Scout officials with boys gangs described; many 'tough' youths seen joining Scouts at end of program
Treas raises short-term interest rate from 1 1/8% to 1 1/4%
Govt cancellation of all outstanding passports linked to Cominform dispute; reply to USSR lrs to be made pub
1948Nick Stringer, English actor[†]
Nick Stringer is an English actor.
1948Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese-American historian, author, and academic (born 1873)[†]
Kan'ichi Asakawa was a Japanese academic, author, historian, curator and peace advocate. Asakawa was Japanese by birth and citizenship though he lived the majority of his life in the United States.
1948Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (born 1870)[†]
Andrew M. Brown was a Scottish-American soccer player, executive and coach who had a short tenure as coach of the United States men's national soccer team.
1948Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (born 1880)[†]
Augustus Montague Summers was an English author, clergyman, and teacher. As an independent scholar, he published many works on the English drama of the Stuart Restoration (1660–1688) and helped to organise and to promote the performance of plays from that period. He also wrote extensively on the occult and has been characterized as "arguably the most seminal twentieth-century purveyor of pop culture occultism."
1948Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone.[†]
Candid Camera is an American hidden camera and practical joke reality television series. The show was created, developed, and presented by Allen Funt. Various versions of the show have appeared on television from 1948 to 2014. The program got its start on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947.