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Medina remands Green for rest of trial for contempt of ct in commenting on ct ruling, during refutation of Budenz testimony on Aesopian language, barring from evidence Green-Dennis '38 article on Amer democracy
US Sup Ct rules collective bargaining contract may supersede veteran seniority rights under GI Bill, Lockheed Aircraft Corp case
Govt notifies foreign envoys it plans to blockade Communist-held E coast from Min River, Foochow, to Liao River, Manchuria; warns on landing planes in Communist areas; seen conceding belligerent status to Communists
Message on proposed Dept of Welfare
1949John Agard, Guyanese-English author, poet, and playwright[†]
John Agard FRSL is a Guyanese-born British playwright, poet and children's writer. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was awarded BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.
1949Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth, Scottish lawyer and judge[†]
Derek Robert Alexander Emslie, Lord Kingarth is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. He is the son of former Lord President George Emslie, Baron Emslie, and younger brother of fellow judge Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie, and older brother of rhino conservationist Dr Richard Emslie.