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Council asks CR and Nicaragua to end hostilities; tells CR to dissolve Caribbean Legion; blames invasion on CR pol exiles and says Nicaragua should have stopped it; CR says last invaders have fled
Security Council adopts resolution for cease-fire and release of pol prisoners held by Dutch
Clark issues statement clearing Duggan; explains FBI investigation; Mundt scores statement implication; says assn of Duggan with Communist underground is now 'closed book' and Duggan is cleared; Mundt and Nixon justify their disclosure of testimony regarding Duggan but see it open to criticism; Mundt questions whether he made remark that other persons mentioned in I D Levine testimony will be named as 'they jump out of windows'; NYC police final rept on Duggan finds he accidently fell or jumped; copy to be sent to Welles; Mrs F D Roosevelt on Duggan incident
fiscal '50 budget expected to be highest on record; commitments already made and proposals under discussion noted
NYC threatened with new snowstorm for Xmas; sanitation workers alerted
1948Merry Clayton, American singer and actress[†]
Merry Clayton is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter". Clayton is prominently featured in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry.
1948Kay Hymowitz, American sociologist and writer[†]
Kay S. Hymowitz is an American author.
1948Barbara Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress[†]
Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American retired country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful music artists. She had six number one singles and 25 top ten singles reach the Billboard country songs chart. She also hosted her own prime-time television show in the early 1980s that featured music, dance numbers and comedy sketches. Mandrell also played a variety of musical instruments during her career that helped earn her a series of major-industry awards.
1948Joel Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager[†]
Joel Natalino Santana is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He was recently in charge of Vasco da Gama in 2014.