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Repr Macy sees controls unless indus polices itself
lay-offs spread
Premier Tito charges Cominform stand toward Yugoslavia further harms Socialist-capitalist countries relations
repts collapse of Communist columns along Lung-Hai ry east of Suchow; repts capture of Nienchuang; Communists claim capture of Sanpo, Hsiaohsien, Shangkow and Suining; reptdly penetrate to within 30 mi of Peiping; Govt denies evacuating Paoting and Chengteh; Brit Consulate advises natls to quit Nanking area; map
1948Howard Dean, American physician and politician, 79th Governor of Vermont[†]
Howard Brush Dean III is an American physician, author, consultant, and retired politician who served as the 79th governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 2009. Dean was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election. Later, his implementation of the fifty-state strategy as head of the DNC is credited with the Democratic victories in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Afterward, he became a political commentator and consultant to McKenna Long & Aldridge, a law and lobbying firm.
1948East Bay Ray, American guitarist[†]
Raymond John Pepperell, more commonly known by the stage name "East Bay Ray", is an American musician who plays guitar for the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys. His guitar work was influenced by jazz and rockabilly. Alongside Jello Biafra's astute lyrics and unique vibrato-based vocal style, East Bay Ray's playing was one of the defining factors of the music of the Dead Kennedys, and by extension, of the "second wave" of American punk. He is also the only Dead Kennedy to remain a constant member of the band since its formation.
1948Howard Fineman, American journalist and television commentator (died 2024)[†]
Howard David Fineman was an American journalist and television commentator. In a career that spanned nearly five decades, Fineman covered nine presidential campaigns as a reporter, writer, and analyst. For 30 years, he drove Newsweek magazine's political coverage. At the height of the publication's influence, Fineman was its chief political correspondent, senior editor, and deputy Washington bureau chief. His "Living Politics" column was posted weekly on Newsweek.com. After his tenure at Newsweek, he was named global editorial director of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group.