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she disavows anti-Cath or other bias, lr to Spellman; affirms right to discuss pub issues; J A Farley on dispute; Dr Behnken defends her
plans for free zone, Haifa, discussed
IND Queens lines tied up 3 hrs as thunderstorms flood tracks
Penna RR reply defends sales; charges authorities misrepresented facts and played pol; Sprague and Judd comment; Judd outlines program for LIRR inquiry
1949Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)[†]
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986, most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.
1949Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer[†]
Randall Wallace is an American screenwriter, film director and producer who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the historical drama film Braveheart (1995). His work on the film earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America Award in the same category. He has since directed films such as The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), We Were Soldiers (2002), Secretariat (2010) and Heaven Is for Real (2014).