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Effects of dollar shortage on US internatl transactions discussed; ECA aid role and Brit efforts to get sterling oil in world markets noted
SUMMER in London, even at its fiercest, is never hot enough to compel a closed season in the theatre and no surprise need be felt that the production here of an important play like Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" should be timed exactly at the beginning of the holiday season.
ATLANTA, Aug. 6 -- A group of Atlanta business men bought the Atlanta baseball club of the Southern Association from the Coca-Cola Company today.
Commerce Coll survey on wholesaling in deep Central South
DETROIT, Aug. 6 -- The Ford Motor Company began an intensified campaign today to persuade its 87,000 hourly paid workers in Michigan to vote against a strike in an election beginning Monday.
1949Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese journalist and politician[†]
Walid Kamal Jumblatt is a Lebanese politician, who was the leader of the Progressive Socialist Party from 1977 until 2023. A Druze and former militia commander, Jumblatt led the Lebanese National Resistance Front, allying with Amal, the Palestine Liberation Organisation, and Marada Brigade during the 1983-1990 phase of Lebanese Civil War. He worked closely with Suleiman Frangieh to oppose Amine Gemayel's rule as president during the Mountain War, consolidating his control of the Chouf. After the civil war, he initially supported Syria but later led an anti-Assad stance during the start of the Syrian Civil War. He is still active in politics, most recently leading his party, the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in the 2022 Lebanese general election.
1949Matthew Parris, South African-English journalist and politician[†]
Matthew Francis Parris is a British political writer, broadcaster, and former politician. He served as Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire from 1979 to 1986. Ideologically a liberal conservative, he was a member of the Conservative Party, but resigned over the party's stance on Brexit.