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Adm gets authority to continue pub power programs with Sen passage of Interior Dept supply bill
Truman hints he will not be candidate; admits circumstances may change decision
probe virtually ends as com unanimously clears Johnson, Symington and USAF of corruption; Vinson statement; Worth regrets charges; admits lack of proof; Matthews names 5-man ct headed by Adm Kinkald to probe possible role of other Navy personnel; Johnson, Symington and Matthews exch notes to heal breach caused by probe; Odium testifies; illus; denies pol in contracts; Kimball denies Worth admitted authorship of document to him; probe recessed
talks fail despite O'Dwyer peace plea; Quill orders drivers to quit emergency runs, lr; warns on gen subway strike if city uses TWU men as scabs; O'Dwyer gives reasons for emergency service; says city will not buy co; Quill demands same conditions that exist on Jamaica Buses
Pres Truman also denies rift; both he and Snyder see talks accomplishing some good
1949Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Azerbaijani cleric[†]
Allahshukur Hummat Pashazade is the Shaykh al-Islam of the Caucasus which includes the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Georgia, and Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Karachay–Cherkessia, and Adygea in the Russian Federation. He is also the chairman of the Religious Council of the Caucasus.
1949Leon Redbone, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2019)[†]
Leon Redbone was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat, dark sunglasses, and black tie, he was born in Cyprus of Armenian ancestry and first appeared on stage in Toronto, Canada, in the early 1970s. He also appeared on film and television in acting and voice-over roles.