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Lewis says he will not appear before any fact-finding bd except one set up under Taft-Hartley Law; Govt dilemma noted; Moody calls welfare fund a dole
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 11 -- A flat notice that 500,000 striking steel workers would stay out as long as was necessary to win employer-financed pensions and social insurance was served on the steel industry today by Philip Murray, president of the United Steelworkers of America, CIO.
Malik asks UN to order census without inspection, Council; vetoes Conventional Armaments Comm rept on disarmament plans; scored by Amb Austin
1949Dave Lloyd, English cyclist and coach[†]
Dave Lloyd is an English former professional cyclist.
1949Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist[†]
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convict who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985. A committed Marxist–Leninist, he was one of the most notorious political terrorists of his era, protected and supported by the Stasi and the KGB. After several bungled bombings, Carlos led the 1975 raid on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters in Vienna, during which three people were killed. He and five others demanded a plane and flew with a number of hostages to Libya.
1949Barclay Shaw, American artist[†]
Barclay Shaw is an American professional artist best known for his fantasy and science fiction artwork. He has been nominated five times for the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and has earned a top ten ranking six times in the annual Locus Award for Best Artist. In 1995, his work "Wonderland (wood)" won the Chesley Award for Best Three-Dimensional Art.
1949Paul Went, English footballer and manager (died 2017)[†]
Paul Frank Went was an English footballer who played professionally for five clubs over a fifteen-year period. He was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a centre-half and ending it as a central defender despite playing a similar role throughout.