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September 27, 1948

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1948Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor, director, and producer[†]

Tom Braidwood is a Canadian actor and director known for the role of Melvin Frohike, one of the conspiracy theorists known as The Lone Gunmen on the American television series The X-Files. Braidwood also served as an assistant director on the show from seasons one through five; was a second unit director on Millennium, another series from Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files; and a producer of the second season of the Canadian TV series Da Vinci's Inquest, on which he also directed some episodes.

1948Les Chapman, English footballer and manager[†]

Leslie Chapman, commonly known as Les and sometimes as Chappy, is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he made 747 appearances in the Football League in a career that spanned 22 seasons, playing for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Bradford City, Rochdale and Preston North End, and also spent a season in the North American Soccer League with the San Jose Earthquakes. As a manager, he took charge of Stockport County and Preston North End. After his spell in club management he became a long-standing kit manager for Manchester City before moving to his current role as a presenter and content producer for the club's media department. He also had a brief cameo in the song "Parklife" by Blur.

Duncan Fletcher

1948Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach[†]

Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer, who has coached the England and Indian national teams. He led the Indian team to be the winners of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, where the team was undefeated during the tournament.

A Martinez

1948A Martinez, American actor[†]

Adolfo Larrue Martínez III, credited as A Martinez, is an American actor and singer. He had roles in the daytime soap operas Santa Barbara, General Hospital, One Life to Live, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives, and the primetime dramas L.A. Law, Profiler, Longmire and Dark Winds. His feature films include The Cowboys (1972), Powwow Highway (1989), Curse of Chucky (2013), Ambulance (2022) and Far Haven (2023).

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Headlines from September 27, 1948

KEEP POWDER DRY, PRESIDENT URGES IN PLEA FOR PEACE; If We Have Bullets Ready We Eventually Will End Wars, He Tells Texas Dinner RAYBURN RALLIES PARTY His Plea for Truman Is Viewed as Forcing Foreign Policy Into Campaign Arena THE PRESIDENT LEAVING CHURCH IN TEXAS KEEP POWDER DRY, PRESIDENT URGES

By W.h. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

Truman s on peace, San Antonio; Sen Rayburn gives him warm endorsement; Pres party breakfasts with Garner; menu; reception; Mrs Truman s; party visits Alamo; parade, San Antonio; Pres, Gov Jester and others attend ch

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