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new jet MIG held world's fastest plane
tornado, near Homer; 12 hurt
Msgr Sheen warns on trusting USSR, s, NYC
Communist party central com broadcast claims annihilation of 8 Govt armies and destruction of parts of 4 more armies since Yangtze River crossing, in area between Yangtze and line running through Pengtsen, Kinghsien, Kwangteh and Chenghing; Hangchow-Nanchang ry cut; Communists attack Wukiang; Shanghai orders news censorship; Govt forces reptdly abandon Hangchow; map
Community Service Soc rept to Planning Comm outlines plan for self-contained neighborhood units; L V Harrison comment
1949Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author[†]
Alan Fred Titchmarsh is an English gardener, author and broadcaster. After working as a professional gardener and a horticultural journalist, he became a radio and television presenter and a novelist.
1949Alfons Schuhbeck, German celebrity chef, author and businessman[†]
Alfons Schuhbeck is one of Germany's top chefs, as well as being a restaurateur, celebrity chef, author and businessman.