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Broom and Grand Sts to be made 1-way express links to connect Holland Tunnel with Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges
C-54 carrying 37 lost 1,000 mi sw of Honolulu on Okinawa-Spokane flight
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sumner Welles, former Under-Secretary of State, evaluated for the House Committee on Un-American Activities today the contents of the microfilmed State Department documents obtained from Whittaker Chambers, admitted member of a Communist spy ring that operated here a decade ago.
major battle looms along 35 mi front nw of Suhsien as Communists reptdly move 9 columns into position west of Tsientsin-Pukow ry against Govt 2d, 13th and 16th Army Groups seeking to re-establish contact with Pengpu area forces; map
western note to UN comm seen indicating little hope for 4-power control
1948Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (died 2014)[†]
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé was a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1996 to 1997. He stood as a presidential candidate in 1999 and 2005, and he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2006. He was President of the National Unity Party, an entity which he founded in the mid-1990s. He presented himself as an enemy of corruption and a defender of fair elections and democratic institutions.
1948Don Nickles, American businessman and politician[†]
Donald Lee Nickles is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senate as the longest-serving senator from Oklahoma up until that point, he founded the Nickles Group, a lobbying firm.
1948Keke Rosberg, Finnish racing driver[†]
Keijo Erik "Keke" Rosberg is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986. Rosberg won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1982 with Williams, and won five Grands Prix across nine seasons.
1948JoBeth Williams, American actress[†]
Margaret JoBeth Williams is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in such films as Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Stir Crazy (1980), Poltergeist (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Day After (1983), Teachers (1984), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). A three-time Emmy Award nominee, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her work in the TV movie Adam (1983) and the TV miniseries Baby M (1988). Her third nomination was for her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1994). She also starred in the TV series The Client (1995–96) and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter (2007) and Private Practice (2009–11).