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16 economists, indus and business challenge Truman plan for higher corp taxes, Cong Joint Com on Econ Rept hearing
Chief Loftus found guilty; gets only reprimand; regains pay lost during suspension; Mayor O'Dwyer comment lauds Quayle Adm
Dist Atty Hogan announces candidacy for renomination on Dem ticket; por; O'Dwyer gives backing; comment on Hogan pol background
Gen Clay asks USSR repatriation team to leave W Ger; Marshal Sokolovsky reply
1949Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter[†]
Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as a founding member of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. He was also a member of the groups Art Bears, Massacre, and Skeleton Crew. He has collaborated with numerous musicians, including Robert Wyatt, Derek Bailey, the Residents, Lol Coxhill, John Zorn, Brian Eno, Mike Patton, Lars Hollmer, Bill Laswell, Iva Bittová, Jad Fair, Kramer, the ARTE Quartett, and Bob Ostertag. He has also composed several long works, including Traffic Continues and Freedom in Fragments. Frith produces most of his own music, and has also produced many albums by other musicians, including Curlew, the Muffins, Etron Fou Leloublan, and Orthotonics.
1949Dennis Green, American football player and coach (died 2016)[†]
Dennis Earl Green was an American professional football coach. During his National Football League (NFL) career, Green coached the Minnesota Vikings from 1992 to 2001 and the Arizona Cardinals from 2004 to 2006. He coached the Vikings to eight playoff appearances in nine years, despite having seven different starting quarterbacks in those postseasons. He was posthumously inducted into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor in 2018.
1949Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.[†]
Chaim Azriel Weizmann was a Russian-born Israeli statesman, biochemist, and Zionist leader who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel. He was elected on 16 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952. Weizmann was instrumental in obtaining the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and convincing the United States government to recognize the newly formed State of Israel in 1948.