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March 2, 1949

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FILIBUSTER GOES ON; FOES MOVING TODAY FOR BARKLEY RULING; Lucas Will Circulate Petition Seeking to Silence Southerners by Use of Present Code TRUMAN SETBACK RISKED Democrats Fear GOP Allies Would Desert Closure Edict in Vote by Full Senate Filibuster Against 'Gag' Goes On; Petition to Apply Brake Drafted

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

Sens Connally and Stennis s against closure for 4 1/2 hrs, Sen; Lucas to circulate petition for bipartisan signature proposing present closure rule application to Southerners debate and requiring Barkley ruling; Dems concerned over Repubs stand on possible repudiation of Sen Vandenberg '48 ruling

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Notable Deaths

Sarojini Naidu

1949Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (born 1879)[†]

Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of United Provinces, after India's independence. She played an important role in the Indian independence movement against the British Raj. She was the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and appointed governor of a state.

Historical Events

Captain (United States O-3)

1949Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.[†]

Captain in the U.S. Army (USA), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), and U.S. Space Force (USSF) is a company-grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-3. It ranks above first lieutenant and below major. It is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the Navy/Coast Guard officer rank system and is different from the higher Navy/Coast Guard rank of captain. The insignia for the rank consists of two silver bars, with slight stylized differences between the Army/Air Force version and the Marine Corps version.