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October 15, 1948

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U.N. Takes Up Berlin Today; West Worried Over Support; Non-Permanent Members of Security Unit Divided at This Stage Over Move to Blame Russia -- They Aim to Air Issues

By Thomas J. Hamilton

PARIS, Oct. 14 -- The United Nations Security Council will resume debate on the Berlin blockade tomorrow amid indications that the Western powers will have difficulty at this stage in getting the seven votes required for a resolution calling on the Soviet Union to raise the blockade.

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Notable Births

Renato Corona

1948Renato Corona, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (died 2016)[†]

Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona was a Filipino judge who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of the Philippines from 2010 until his removal from office in 2012.

Chris de Burgh

1948Chris de Burgh, British-Irish singer-songwriter and pianist[†]

Christopher John Davison, known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He started out as an art rock performer but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hit singles in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil. His 1986 love song "The Lady in Red" reached number one in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide.

Notable Deaths

Edythe Chapman

1948Edythe Chapman, American actress (born 1863)[†]

Edythe Chapman was an American stage and silent film actress.