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96 union workers paint house for paraplegic GI R W Hoelzle in 2 1/2 minutes, Brunswick, NJ
Melish to appeal decision; rejects proposal by Bishop DeWolfe and former vestrymen permitting him to continue rector if son Rev W H Melish resigns
Brit Consul Gen, Shanghai, implies GB would use force if necessary to rescue Amethyst crew; Communist radio charges Brit ships had joined Nationalists in war; Brit Foreign Office repr says Brit ships fired after being fired upon; 23 Brit dead illus being buried, Shanghai; Communists rebuff Brit request for permission to move Amethyst to Shanghai
After a morning of dire forebodings, the weather took a surprisingly fine turn yesterday and so, too, did the Giants.
J G Forrest on wks' movements
1949Eddie Hart, American sprinter[†]
Edward James "Eddie" Hart is an American former track and field sprinter and Olympic champion in the men's 4 × 100 m relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
1949Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Véronique Marie Line Sanson is a three-time Victoires de la Musique award-winning French singer-songwriter and record producer with an avid following in her native country.