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Caddy move becomes major campaign issue; P E Fitzpatrick demands Sen Dulles repudiate endorsement, wire; Dulles and Repr Pfeiffer score action; Caddy replies to McDonald
unemployment in allied industries mounts
Sec Bevin says West will never use atomic or mass destruction weapons to attack, s, NYC; Brig Gen Romulo sees big-power collaboration needed for UN success
Cabinet studies effect of Brit £ devaluation
1949Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer (died 2018)[†]
Henry Butler was an American jazz and blues pianist. He learned piano, drums, and saxophone in school. He received a college degree and graduate degree and taught at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He worked as a soloist and in groups in Los Angeles and New York City. Despite his blindness, he spent time as a photographer and had his work exhibited in galleries.
1949Artis Gilmore, American basketball player and radio host[†]
Artis Gilmore Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
1949Odilo Scherer, Brazilian cardinal[†]
Odilo Pedro Scherer is a Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Since 2007 he has been the Archbishop of São Paulo, where he was auxiliary bishop from 2001 to 2007. From 1994 to 2001 he worked in the Roman Curia at the Congregation for Bishops.