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US Under-Sec Webb and G F Kennan see US-GB-Canada cooperation spurred; Hickenlooper charges US AEC laxity on security aided USSR; McMahon denies charge; Dr R E Lapp on production outlook
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- By an apparently unanimous voice vote, the Senate passed and sent to conference with the House today the long-contested military pay bill. It would authorize some $300,000,000 of annual increases throughout the armed and affiliated services.
Mins meet informally, NYC
Sen-House conf; House reprs yield to Sen; back full fund; House renaming of bill as Mutual Defense Assistance Act of '49 accepted by Sen reprs
H W Baldwin revs display; Johnson aboard P2V in jet-assisted take-off; illus
1949Graham Richardson, Australian journalist and politician, 39th Australian Minister for Health[†]
Graham Frederick Richardson is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1983 to 1994 and served as a Cabinet Minister in both the Hawke and Keating governments. He is currently a media commentator, public speaker, and political lobbyist.
1949Mike Schmidt, American baseball player[†]
Michael Jack Schmidt is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1989. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player award (MVP), and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense. As a hitter, he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs), and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times. As a fielder, Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times. Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 in his first year of eligibility, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest third basemen in baseball history.
1949Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)[†]
Jahn Teigen was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, From October 2006 until his death in February 2020, he lived in Sweden.
1949Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.[†]
Zeng Liansong was a Chinese supply chain manager and secret agent of the Chinese Communist Party best known for designing the flag of the People's Republic of China. He also served as the deputy manager of the Shanghai City Daily Necessities Company and a member of the CPPCC Shanghai Committee.