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House subcom clears McCormack-Priest bill
ECA div dir E T Dickinson Jr stresses unity as only recovery hope, s, Colgate; outlines program
reaction in Cong; Vandenberg, Dulles and Taft lead Repub criticism; program revision seen
Truman blames USSR for West's need to prepare self-defense, message asking Cong act on $1.45-billion arms aid bill; cites record
Two men held up a dozen customers and clerks in the Brand Chatillon Corporation retail jewelry store at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street at 4:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon and ran out with four diamond pieces valued at $368,500.
1949Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand[†]
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician who was the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Since 2009 he has also been a citizen of Montenegro.
1949Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer[†]
Roger Meddows Taylor is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He achieved international fame as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound and was voted the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a listener poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 as a member of Queen.