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entire problem put on UN Assembly agenda; GB urges priority; Min Modzelewsky (Poland) scores failure to implement '47 partition plan, s, Assembly; Marshall and others discuss Bernadotte plan; Israeli repr repts rejection of certain clauses
USSR commutes sentences of 5 youths
grand jury to start action after Hogan submits evidence; ex-convict believed leader; Dubinsky put under police guard; 4 reptd held as material witnesses; Dubinsky and Hogan conf; Dubinsky sees some Lepke assocs involved; several truckers queried
US Circuit Ct of Appeals rules negotiations on pension plans are mandatory on union demand, Inland Steel-USWA case
PARIS, Sept. 23 -- Secretary of State Marshall assured the Soviet Union today that the United States "does not wish to increase existing tension" but "we will not compromise essential principles." His address to the United Nations General Assembly was firm in tone, and he warned that "it would be a tragic error" if any country, after cutting itself off from the rest of the world, mistook "the patience of others" for weakness.
1948Gordon Clapp, American actor[†]
Gordon Clapp is an American actor best known for playing Det. Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons of the television series NYPD Blue, winning an Emmy Award in 1998.
1948Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (died 1998)[†]
Philip Edward Hartman was a Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse.
1948Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Garth Ivan Richard Porter is a New Zealand-born Australian multi-instrumental musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member, on keyboards and backing vocals, of the pop group, Sherbet (1970–84), and co-wrote both of their number-one singles, "Summer Love" and "Howzat". Porter is a co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan.
1948Warren William, American actor (born 1894)[†]
Warren William was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, immensely popular during the early 1930s; he was later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code". He was the first actor to play Perry Mason.
1948The Honda Motor Company is founded.[†]
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., commonly known as Honda, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered at the Toranomon Alcea Tower in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan.