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June 5, 1949

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ASSESSMENT CUT BY FDIC AWAITED; U. S. Agency, Banking Groups Seen Ready to Propose Plan After Long Study JONES LETTER A FACTOR Former Head of RFC Had Asked Congress to Suspend the Payments Entirely ASSESSMENT CUT BY FDIC AWARDED

By George A. Mooney

A reduction in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's assessment rate appeared in prospect last week after the disclosure that officials of the agency and representatives of the American Bankers Association and other banking groups were nearing completion of their studies of the problem.

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Notable Births

Ken Follett

1949Ken Follett, Welsh author[†]

Kenneth Martin Follett is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 198 million copies of his works. His books have been sold in over 80 countries.

Elizabeth Gloster

1949Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge[†]

Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Lady Popplewell, DBE, PC is a British lawyer who was a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Vice-President of the Civil Division. She was the first female judge of the Commercial Court.

Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee

1949Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician[†]

Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee,, is a Scottish peer, Conservative politician and Chief of the Clan Scrymgeour.

Historical Events

Thailand

1949Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.[†]

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically Siam until 1939, is a country in Southeast Asia, located on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spans 513,115 square kilometres (198,115 sq mi). Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast and east by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the state capital and largest city.