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campaigns through Ky and W Va; admits he runs behind Dewey at moment but pledges winning final dash, Lexington, Ky, s; he forecasts depression if Repubs win, s, Charleston, W Va; assails Cong record, Dewey approval of it; contrasts Repub and Dem Adms records, citing labor
Ann Marie Tracy (tug boat) sinks after colliding with freighter Elza J Nicholson, Hudson River; casualties
Bunche wire asks Security Council to warn both sides to respect UN personnel; indicates growing tension; cites curbs on truce staff; Min Shertok arrives, Paris
rrs ask ICC for 8% rise to meet $625 million deficit caused by rising costs; spokesmen say 8% does not include further operating costs such as pay rises
S Wallach risks job by similar action, House subcom hearing on Teachers Union; defends stand; Dr B Dodd and Mrs R Russell also refuse to answer; Local 555 calls hearing pol trick to favor Gov Dewey
1948Trevor Brooking, English footballer and manager[â ]
Sir Trevor David Brooking is a former England international footballer, manager, pundit and football administrator; he now works as director of football development in England.
1948Avery Brooks, American actor[â ]
Avery Franklin Brooks is a retired American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Awardânominated film American History X. Brooks has delivered a variety of other performances to a great deal of acclaim. He has been nominated for a Saturn Award and three NAACP Image Awards. Brooks has also been inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre and bestowed with the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre by the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
1948Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNY[â ]
Donna Karan, also known as DK, is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
1948Siim Kallas, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia[â ]
Siim Kallas is an Estonian former politician who served as Prime Minister of Estonia from 2002 to 2003 and as a European Commissioner from 2004 to 2014.
1948Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, (died 1998)[â ]
Persis Khambatta was an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder best remembered for playing Lieutenant Ilia in the feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).