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Divorced for failure to bear son; illus
Repr Rayburn predicts there will be no effective coalition between Northern Repubs and Southern Dems to block Dem program; sees Truman Cong harmony
by Mayor O'Dwyer; NYC $300,000 bill boost seen; Munic Bldg phone set-up noted
Police set drive against double parking, Manhattan, at Fire Comr Quayle request; Quayle lists worst areas; NY Auto Club urges action; Gottlieb says trucks are chief offenders; police comment
protests US-Brit move on Ruhr to Marshall and McNeil
1948John R. Bolton, American lawyer and diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations[†]
John Robert Bolton is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States national security advisor from 2018 to 2019.
1948Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)[†]
Park Chul-soo was a South Korean film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. He was one of the most active filmmakers in Korean cinema in the 1980s and '90s.
1948Barbara Hendricks, American-Swedish soprano and actress[†]
Barbara Hendricks is an American lyric soprano and humanitarian. Born in Arkansas, Hendricks studied chemistry and mathematics at the University of Nebraska before becoming a singer. She gained acclaim for her operatic roles from her 1974 debut onwards, and also performs jazz among other genres. Hendricks has been a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador since 1987. She has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish citizen.
1948Richard Masur, American actor and director[†]
Richard Masur is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for playing David Kane on One Day at a Time (1975–1976), Nick Lobo on Rhoda (1974–1977), Clark in The Thing (1982), adult Stanley Uris in the miniseries It (1990), and Edward L. L. Moore on Younger (2016–2018).
1948Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (died 1978)[†]
Gunnar Axel Arvid Nilsson was a Swedish racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1976 to 1977. Nilsson won the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix with Lotus.
1948Kenjiro Shinozuka, Japanese race car driver (died 2024)[†]
Kenjiro Shinozuka was a Japanese rally driver. After his debut in 1967, his greatest successes were as a works driver for Mitsubishi Motors.