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May 30, 1949

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UNION ACCEPTS PACT ENDING FORD STRIKE BY SWEEPING VOTE; River Rouge and Lincoln Units' Workers Ratify Terms, With Speed-Up Going to Arbiter BOARD OF THREE POSSIBLE Company, UAW Allow 4 Days to Fix on One Man or Pick Panel to Study Work Rate AFTER SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED IN THE FORD STRIKE UNION ACCEPTS PACT ENDING FORD TIE-UP

By Walter W. Ruchspecial To the New York Times

workers vote to return; Reuther and Thompson comment; co and UAWA to seek 1 arbiter; workers recall starts; Bugas, Viat and Reuther illus

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Man Drowns, Son Swims Ashore;

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

KEANSBURG, N. J., May 29 -- The body of one of two men missing since last night when their outboard motorboat capsized a half mile off the New Jersey shore in Raritan Bay, was washed ashore here late this afternoon. He was identified by police as Lloyd Dorer, 44 years old, an electrician, of 8 South Arlington Street, East Orange, N. J.

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Notable Births

P. J. Carlesimo

1949P.J. Carlesimo, American basketball player and coach[†]

Peter John Carlesimo is an American former basketball coach who coached in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and college basketball for nearly 40 years. He is also a television broadcaster and has worked with ESPN, The NBA on TNT, Westwood One, Fox Sports Southwest, Pac-12 Network, The NBA on NBC, and CSN New England.

1949Paul Coleridge, English lawyer and judge[†]

Sir Paul James Duke Coleridge is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He is currently the Chairman of the Marriage Foundation.

Bob Willis

1949Bob Willis, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2019)[†]

Robert George Dylan Willis was an English cricketer, who represented England between 1971 and 1984. A right-handed fast bowler, Willis is regarded by many as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.

Notable Deaths

Emmanuel Célestin Suhard

1949Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, French cardinal (born 1874)[†]

Emmanuel Célestin Suhard was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. He was instrumental in the founding of the Mission of France and the worker-priest movement, to bring the clergy closer to the people.