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Mayor O'Dwyer authorized yesterday another anti-Tammany gesture, giving use to the belief that he was prepared to shed all appearance of connection with the Manhattan political organization between now and the Mayoralty campaign.
Meets, Washington, DC
ALBANY, March 28 -- Governor Dewey announced tonight that he would refuse to approve removal of Federal rent controls from any part of the state "except upon the clearest proof that controls are neither necessary nor desirable."
Most, if not all, of the foreign delegates to the Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace, which ended three days of sessions here Sunday night, will depart within a few days on a cross-country tour.
Kaiser-Frazer cuts prices about 10%
1949Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (died 2007)[â ]
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.
1949Joe Ehrmann, American football player and writer[â ]
Joseph Charles Ehrmann is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 through 1982. He played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen and was selected in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts with the 10th overall pick.
1949Israel Finkelstein, Israeli archaeologist and professor[â ]
Israel Finkelstein is an Israeli archaeologist, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and the head of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of Haifa. Finkelstein is active in the archaeology of the Levant and is an applicant of archaeological data in reconstructing biblical history. Finkelstein is the current excavator of Megiddo, a key site for the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Levant.
1949Dave Greenfield, English musician (died 2020)[â ]
David Paul Greenfield was an English keyboardist, singer and songwriter who was a member of rock band the Stranglers. He joined the band in 1975, within a year of its formation, and played with them for 45 years until his death.
1949Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebec[â ]
Pauline Marois is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), serving as party leader from 2007 to 2014. She is the first female premier of Quebec.
1949John Spenkelink, American murderer (died 1979)[â ]
John Arthur Spenkelink was an American convicted murderer. He was executed in 1979, the first convicted criminal to be executed in Florida after capital punishment was reinstated in 1976, and the second in the United States as well as the first involuntarily executed in 14 years.