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TEL AVIV, Jan. 28 -For the first time in their long and troubled history Jews voted as a political entity today to select their own democratic form of government. From 80 to 90 per cent of those eligible to vote exercised Continued on Page 14, Colmn 2
Israel and Egypt extend cease-fire indefinitely; agree on continued relief of Faluja units and on aiding UN observers; talks failure expected; Conciliation Comm action held next step; GB and US reptd urging both sides to come to terms
Holy Trinity Ch, Bklyn: vestry asks Bishop De Wolfe to remove Rev Dr J H Melish as pastor in view of his support for pro-Soviet activities of son, Rev W H Melish; Rev Dr Shipler scores vestry action
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 25 -- Two Labor parties -- one headed by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion --led in the first inconclusive returns tonight from the Israeli election.
1949Jonathan Carroll, American author[†]
Jonathan Samuel Carroll is an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstream or contemporary fantasy. He has lived in Austria since 1974.
1949David Strathairn, American actor[†]
David Russell Strathairn is an American actor. Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he has often portrayed historical figures such as Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William H. Seward, and John Dos Passos. He has received various accolades including an Independent Spirit Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Volpi Cup, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
1949The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).[†]
The Hale Telescope is a 200-inch (5.1 m), f/3.3 reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, US, named after astronomer George Ellery Hale. With funding from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1928, he orchestrated the planning, design, and construction of the observatory, but with the project ending up taking 20 years he did not live to see its commissioning. The Hale was groundbreaking for its time, with double the diameter of the second-largest telescope, and pioneered many new technologies in telescope mount design and in the design and fabrication of its large aluminum coated "honeycomb" low thermal expansion Pyrex mirror. It was completed in 1949 and is still in active use.