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February 23, 1949

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Notable Births

1949César Aira, Argentine author and translator^[†]

César Aira is an Argentine writer and translator, and an exponent of contemporary Argentine literature. Aira has published over a hundred short books of stories, novels and essays. In fact, at least since 1993, a hallmark of his work is a truly frenetic level of writing and publication—two to five novella-length books each year. He has lectured at the University of Buenos Aires, on Copi and Arthur Rimbaud, and at the University of Rosario on Constructivism and Stéphane Mallarmé, and has translated and edited books from France, England, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, and Venezuela.

1949Marc Garneau, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician (died 2025)^[†]

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau was a Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut and politician. Garneau served as a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of the 1983 NRC Group. He became the first Canadian in space on October 5, 1984, and flew on three Space Shuttle missions. From 2001 to 2005, Garneau was president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Garneau entered politics and was elected to the House of Commons in 2008, serving as a Montreal-area member of Parliament (MP) until 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Garneau served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from January to October in 2021 and as Minister of Transport from 2015 to 2021.

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Headlines from February 23, 1949

Nation Honors Washington; Inaugural Re-enacted Here; RE-ENACTING THE FIRST INAUGURATION WIDE OBSERVANCES HONOR WASHINGTON

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NYS Masons re-enact G Washington 1st inaugural; illus

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Work Lay-Offs Increase Up-State Three Times as Rapidly as in City; Job Lay-Offs Increase Up-State Three Times as Fast as in City

By A. H. Raskinspecial To the New York Times

SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Feb. 22 -Unemployment in up-state industrial communities is going up nearly three times as fast as in New York City. The number of workers on the up-state unemployment insurance rolls has increased 110 per cent in the last four months.

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THOREZ THREATENS WAR AID TO SOVIET; France Shocked by Communist Pledge if Russia Should Occupy the Country THOREZ THREATENS WAR AID TO SOVIET

By Lansing Warrenspecial To the New York Times

Deputy Thorez implies French Communists would aid USSR if it occupied France, s, Paris; French pol comment; Thorez denies USSR could be called aggressor

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HOOVER GROUP SPLIT ON POSSIBLE SAVING IN FARM SERVICES; Acheson, on Commission, Hits $80,000,000 Figure in Study of Agriculture Department REPORT ASKS OVERHAUL Agency Urged to Regroup Its Present Functions, Take On Range and Forest Work FARM STUDY SHOWS HOOVER GROUP RIFT

By Clayton Knowlesspecial To the New York Times

comm submits 6th rept, on Agr Dept; Acheson and J H Rowe Jr dissent on comm estimate of $80 million annual saving; rept urges concentration of direction and end of overlapping; urges end of Agr-Interior Depts conflict in soil-conservation, range, forest and allied services; urges major land agencies grouping in Agr Dept; that agr, natural resources and pub works be united in single agency; that food products regulation be shifted to Agr Dept and functions relating to other products be placed in reorganized drug bur administered by pub health agency, rather than by Food and Drug Adm, FTC, Pub Health Service and others; J K Pollock and Rowe dissent; rept urges Agr Dept personnel reorganization and dept functions div into 7 units; urges Farm Credit Adm and Farmers Home Adm direction by Agr Credit Service; urges field orgn overhauling; recommendations on farm price supports and conservation payments to farmers

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U. S. PLAN STRESSES PRIVATE FUND HELP IN RETARDED AREAS; Washington, Working in U. N., Expects to 'Prime' Project With $100,000,000 Top TECHNICAL AID FOREMOST Farm, Trade, Transportation and Health Missions Would Use Integrated Pattern U. S. PLAN STRESSES PRIVATE FUND HELP

By George Barrettspecial To the New York Times

modest Govt outlays of $50-100 million to lure private capital into potentially productive areas seen

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Kuhn Is Freed by German Court, Seeks to Regain U. S. Citizenship

By the Associated Press

Kuhn freed as ct cuts his sentence to 2 yrs; heckles prosecution witness J R Carlson; Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League asks US Sen probe

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TACTICAL VICTORY IS WON BY GOP FOES OF DEWEY TAX RISE; Senate Group Delays Action for Week -- Assembly Study of Amendments Pledged 10% COMPROMISE TALKED Budget of $936,190,300, Bills to Increase Levies Reported Out to the Lower House DEWEY FOES SCORE A TACTICAL VICTORY

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

gain for Repub opponents seen as Sen Finance Com votes to defer action on tax bills; Assembly Ways and Means Com promises to study amendments before final vote; 3 Adm bills reptd out by Taxation Com; compromises suggested to cut proposed income tax by 10% and drop gasoline tax rise; Sen Wicks repts Sen com has amended parimutuel tax bill

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Truman in Strong Language Assails Critics of His Aides; Quoted as Saying if 'Any S. O. B.' Thinks He Can Get Him to Discharge One by a 'Smart Aleck Statement' on Air, He's Mistaken TRUMAN ASSAILS CRITICS OF AIDES

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

gets US Reserve Officers Assn '49 Minute Man award; hon dinner; Truman s defends Vaughan's acceptance of Argentine award and implies criticism of radio commentator D Pearson attack, using epithet s.o.b.; Pearson comment; Pearson Feb 6 broadcast quoted

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Russians Get Combat Alert Because of U. S. 'Aggression'; Bulganin Tells Army on Its 31st Anniversary to Keep Ready to Fight SOVIET ARMY GETS A WARNING ON U. S.

By the Associated Press

Marshal Bulganin charges US aggression forces USSR combat alert

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COMMUNISTS OFFER NEW GERMAN PLAN; ASK GRADUAL EXIT; Soviet Strategy Calls First for Steady Withdrawal of All Troops Outside Berlin UNITED COUNTRY SOUGHT 4 Powers Would Put Soldiers in Border Zones for a Time -- Proposal Disturbs West COMMUNISTS OFFER NEW GERMAN PLAN

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

USSR seen offering plan for gradual Allied troop withdrawal as basis for proposed Big 4 conf

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Documents Show Red Plot To Seize Japan by This Time; DOCUMENTS SHOW RED PLOT IN JAPAN

By Burton Cranespecial To the New York Times

TOKYO, Feb. 22 -- Documents recently made available to this correspondent indicate that the Japanese Communist party expected its projected general strike of August last to turn into an armed revolt by October and to result in the formation of a Red "People's Government" by this February.

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