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J Giusto and B Macri sought as killers in 48-state alarm
strike ends; inside workers get yr-round 37 1/2 hr wk; deliveries provisions clarified; Mrs Rosenberg lauded
Sec Johnson repts plan to spend $80 million on modernizing 2 carriers
Pres Truman sees policy correctness confirmed by Foreign Mins Council conf result
J Reston links Sec Acheson concern with US China policy to Min Vishinsky tactics at Foreign Mins Council
1949Larry Junstrom, American bass player (died 2019)[†]
Lawrence Edward Junstrom was an American bassist who was a member of the rock band .38 Special from 1977 until 2014. He was also one of the founding members of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
1949Brian Leveson, English lawyer and judge[†]
Sir Brian Henry Leveson is an English retired senior judge who is the current Investigatory Powers Commissioner, having previously served as the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.
1949Alan Osmond, American singer and producer[†]
Alan Ralph Osmond is an American former singer and musician. He is best known for being a member of the family musical group The Osmonds. At the time, Alan and his brothers were performing as the Osmond Brothers Boys' Quartet.
1949Meryl Streep, American actress[†]
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress. Known for her versatility and adept accent work, she has been described as "the best actress of her generation". She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for seven Grammy Awards and a Tony Award.
1949Luís Filipe Vieira, Portuguese businessman[†]
Luís Filipe Ferreira Vieira is a Portuguese real estate businessman who was the 33rd president of sports club Benfica, from 31 October 2003 to 15 July 2021.
1949Lindsay Wagner, American actress[†]
Lindsay Jean Wagner is an American actress. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character Jaime Sommers. She first played the role on the series The Six Million Dollar Man. The character became a pop culture icon of the 1970s. For this role, Wagner won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role in 1977 – the first for an actor or actress in a science fiction series. Wagner began acting professionally in 1971 and has maintained a lengthy acting career in a variety of film and television productions to the present day.
1949Elizabeth Warren, American academic and politician[†]
Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive, Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. Warren was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, ultimately finishing third after Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.