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March 17, 1949

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Notable Births

1949Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach^[†]

Patrick James Rice, MBE is a Northern Irish former football player and coach. As a player, he made nearly 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford. He also won 49 caps for Northern Ireland. After retirement from playing professionally he was at the helm of Arsenal's academy teams, before serving as caretaker manager and then assistant manager, a position he held since the appointment of Arsène Wenger in 1996. Rice helped the club to two more Doubles, amongst other silverware, in that time. He announced his retirement from the post on 10 May 2012.

1949Stuart Rose, English businessman^[†]

Stuart Alan Ransom Rose, Baron Rose of Monewden, is a British businessman and life peer, who was the executive chairman of Marks & Spencer until 2010, remaining as chairman until early 2011. He was knighted in 2008 for his services to the retail industry and created a Conservative life peer on 17 September 2014, taking the title Baron Rose of Monewden, of Monewden in the County of Suffolk.

Notable Deaths

1949Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (born 1882)^[†]

Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster, also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Russian and French painter and designer.

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Headlines from March 17, 1949

Jersey Bans Bias in Hotels, Bars, Theatres, on Beaches, Boardwalks

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

NJ Assembly approves revised Freeman bill banning bias

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ERP Will Receive Priority Over Arms Aid to Europe; U. S. Will Undertake to Supply Existing Formations, Not Create New Ones Now -Portugal Pleads for Spain in Pact

By James Reston

Discussion of arms supply program; US seen helping equip existing Eur units after filling ERP needs

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CONGRESS MAY ACT IN WIRETAP CASE; MAYOR TO TESTIFY; Meeting of Local Democrats in House Called for Saturday --Data Is Called Sensational

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O'Dwyer to testify on K Ryan statements; C J Ryan again testifies; O'Dwyer excludes City Fusion party from charge against fusion movement; recalls 'yellow-dog funds' of Croker era, Police Dept s; C J Ryan scores O'Dwyer ref to grandfather T F Ryan; Dist Atty Hogan on Sabisky charge of ill-treatment by Dist Atty office; Mrs Coughlin and Mrs Quirk to testify further

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U. S. to Admit Red Delegates; Scores Aims of Parley Here; Visas Granted to 23 From 5 Iron Curtain Lands -- Hungarians Barred -- Capital Sees Propaganda in Conference

By Bertram D. Hulen

State Dept grants visas to 23 from USSR and E Eur; bars Hungarians; says conf aims at spreading Communist propaganda; 23 listed; W Eur applicants for visas listed; Dr H Shapley comments

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Russians Avoid U. S. Flag Salute; Return Cruiser in State of Neglect; CRUISER RETURNED IN POOR CONDITION

By Will Lissner

USSR crew avoids salute to flag after returning lend-lease cruiser, Lewes, Del

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McNeil Details Abuses; U. S., Britain Say Soviet Connives In Satellites' Peace Pact Abuses

By Herbert L. Matthews

US and GB charge Govt increases forces over peace treaty limits

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70-Group Air Force Wins In House Over Truman Plan; HOUSE APPROVES 70-GROUP AIR PLAN

By John D. Morris

House tentatively approves Vinson 70-group bill over Pres Truman 48-group plan

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U. S., Britain Say Soviet Aids In Pact Abuses by Satellites

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

US and GB charge Govt oppression in violation of peace treaty

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U. N. FAILS TO REACH BERLIN MONEY PLAN; 6 'Neutral' Nations Drop Effort -- Soviet Municipal Regime Seen as New Bar to Deal

By Thomas J. Hamilton

UN experts comm repts failure to reach formula for Berlin; western Allies re-offer plan to use only USSR currency but delay 4-power control pending blockade end; they and USSR reprs comment

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JURY IS COMPLETED AT TRIAL OF 11 REDS; 7 Women and 5 Men Include 3 Negroes, 2 Jobless, 2 Toilers -- 4 Alternates to Be Picked

By Russell Porter

jury completed; list; sworn in; 4 alternate jurors to be chosen; Judge Medina denies defense motions for more peremptory challenges and for defense lawyers exam of prospective jurors

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LEGISLATURE VOTES $937,063,052 TOTAL IN RECORD BUDGET; Modified Dewey Plan Adopted, With $48,000,000 to Come From Grade-Crossing Bonds

By Leo Egan

NYS Repubs may propose $375,000 expenditure

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