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agenda; speculation
Lu suppresses pro-Communist elements, Kunming; says his visit to Chungking spared Yunnan from Nationalist invasion; pact with Chiang provides for purge of pro-Communists and reinforcement of Nationalist troops by 30-40,000; Lu retains control over Kunming; new adm set-up planned
calls staff morale high
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 11 -- Formation of a citizen's committee to bring together representatives of management and labor offered hope tonight for a resumption of negotiations in the Missouri Pacific Railroad strike.
1949Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (died 2001)[†]
Charles Frank "Chic" Burlingame III was the captain of American Airlines Flight 77, the aircraft that was crashed by terrorists into the Pentagon during the September 11 attacks.
1949Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater and politician[†]
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals. She was elected to the State Duma in the 2007 legislative election as a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. As a figure skater, she initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev. She is the first pair skater to win the Olympic title with two different partners, followed only by Artur Dmitriev.
1949Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish physician (born 1870)[†]
Erik Adolf von Willebrand was a Finnish physician who made major contributions to hematology. Von Willebrand disease and von Willebrand factor are named after him. He also researched metabolism, obesity and gout, and was one of the first Finnish physicians to use insulin to treat a diabetic coma.