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October 20, 1948

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U.S., BRITAIN ASSERT SOVIET ADDS BARS TO BERLIN ACCORD; Jessup and Cadogan Answer Security Council Questions on Reasons for Impasse

By Thomas J. Hamilton

PARIS, Oct. 19 -- Dr. Philip C. Jessup, United States representative, told the United Nations Security Council today that the Soviet blockade of Berlin "is being intensified" and that "the duress of which we complained and which is a bar to negotiations is being increased even as the Security Council deliberates."

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Notable Births

Peter Combe

1948Peter Combe, Australian entertainer[†]

Peter Charles Combe is an Australian children's entertainer and musician. At the ARIA Music Awards he has won three ARIA Awards for Best Children's Album, for Toffee Apple (1988), Newspaper Mama (1989) and The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe Recorded in Concert (1992) and four additional nominations. His best-known tracks are "Toffee Apple", "Spaghetti Bolognaise", "Mr Clicketty Cane", "Juicy Juicy Green Grass" and "Newspaper Mama". His Christmas Album reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 50.

1948Sandra Dickinson, American-English actress and composer[†]

Sandra Dickinson is an American-British actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She has often played characters within the trope of a dumb blonde with a high-pitched voice.

Piet Hein Donner

1948Piet Hein Donner, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of Justice[†]

Jan Pieter Hendrik "Piet Hein" Donner is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2018.

Melih Gökçek

1948Melih Gökçek, Turkish journalist and politician, Mayor of Ankara[†]

İbrahim Melih Gökçek is a Turkish politician who served as the mayor of Ankara from 1994 to 2017. From 1991 to 1994, he was an MP. Gökçek has won municipal elections in 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, and was controversially also declared the winner in 2014. He is a member of the governing AK Party.

Historical Events

KLM

1948A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40.[†]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM, is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM’s headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. Founded in 1919, KLM is the oldest operating airline still using its original name, having gone through significant changes in its ownership and legal structure over its history, including a period of majority government ownership. The company had a fleet of 110 aircraft and 35,488 employees as of 2021. KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations.