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August 27, 1948

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Notable Births

John Mehler

1948John Mehler, American drummer[†]

John Mehler is a drummer for Love Song, Spirit of Creation, Noah and other bands.

Sgt. Slaughter

1948Sgt. Slaughter, American wrestler[†]

Robert Rudolph Remus, better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American voice actor and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE in the ambassador program.

1948Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator[†]

Deborah Anne Swallow is a British educator, museum curator and academic. From 2004 to 2023, she was Märit Rausing Director of The Courtauld Institute of Art and its Gallery; she was its first female Director. She previously worked at the University of Cambridge and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Alongside education and curation, she is a proponent of the broadest possible appreciation of art and its histories, and a specialist in Indian art and anthropology.

1948Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter[†]

Philippe Vallois is an openly gay screenwriter and director whose film Johan (1976) was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

Notable Deaths

Charles Evans Hughes

1948Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1862)[†]

Charles Evans Hughes was an American politician, academic, and jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 36th governor of New York (1907–1910), an associate justice of the Supreme Court (1910–1916), and 44th U.S. secretary of state (1921–1925). He was the Republican nominee in the 1916 presidential election, narrowly losing to incumbent president Woodrow Wilson.

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Headlines from August 27, 1948

SOVIET GIVES PLAN TO SETTLE DISPUTE ON BERLIN MARKS; Stalin Offer to Three Envoys Called Hopeful but Not Entirely Satisfactory NEW KREMLIN TALK SEEN U.S., Britain and France Are Said to Seek Guarantees of Rights in German City Soviet Offer to Settle Dispute Over Berlin Currency Revealed

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

J Reston repts USSR compromise on Berlin currency; western marks to be withdrawn in return for western Allies share in currency control; western reprs cautious; Mil Govs reptd ordered to conf on details

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Marcantonio Calls O'Dwyer 'Hypocrite' on ALP Ousters; Party Chairman Charges Attacks Stem From His Spurning Surrogate Deal -- He and Rogers Differ on Phone Talks MAYOR HYPOCRITE, MARCANTONIO SAYS

By James A. Hagerty

Marcantonio disputes Rogers statement that he asked Dem candidate J P Morrissey withdrawal in his (Marcantonio's) favor in return for deal on Surrogates nomination; says O'Dwyer offered to back him in return for deal; cites phone talks; calls O'Dwyer hypocrite in denouncing him as Communist

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COMMUNISTS HELD HISS TO BE MEMBER, BUDENZ TESTIFIES; He Tells House Committee Pressman, Abt and Witt Also Belonged to the Party PERJURY CASE IS PRESSED Thomas, U.S. Attorney Meet on Chambers-Hiss Testimony -- Rosen Questioned on Car Reds Regarded Hiss as a Member, Budenz Testifies at House Hearing

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

Budenz testimony of Aug 24 made pub; he says Communist leaders regarded Hiss, Witt, Pressman, Abt and E Smith as Communists; cites Hiss role in incidents involving E Dennis and A Roth; says he did not know Hiss personally; believes Bentley testimony to be accurate; cites request by J N Golos to do work on OSS, naming W L Ullman; Thomas conf with US Atty on Hiss-Chambers conflicting testimony and perjury possibility; statement notes com will issue interim rept and later turn testimony over to Atty Gen with recommendations; Thomas promises further spy data; com subcom to go to NY to question Peters; another subcom questions Rosen

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