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Denfeld offered choice of several assignments; enlisted men bid good-by
E Van Horn backs G H Livengood charges of welfare fund dissipation and payments to ineligibles; holds Lewis and Sen Bridges responsible and asks audit, ct hearing
NLRB upholds ANPA charges that closed Shop violates Taft-Hartley Law; accuses union of deliberate frustration of bargaining; dismisses featherbedding charges; also upholds Chicago ANPA in case against local union
Killed in plane crash, Azores
US Dist Ct Judge Ryan vacates temporary order obtained by Teeval banning Sharkey law enforcement; denies motion for temporary injunction
1949Kieron Baker, English footballer[†]
Kieron Richard Baker is an English retired professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League for AFC Bournemouth. He also played in Canada.
1949Raphael Carl Lee, American surgeon and academic[†]
Raphael Lee is an American surgeon, biomedical engineer and inventor. He is the Paul and Allene Russell Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago and Director of Renacyte BioMolecular Technologies, Inc.
1949Paul Orndorff, American football player and wrestler (died 2021)[†]
Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr., nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful", was an American professional wrestler and football player, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
1949David Paton, Scottish guitarist[†]
David Paton is a Scottish bassist, guitarist and singer. He first achieved success in the mid-1970s as lead vocalist and bassist of Pilot, who scored hits with "Magic", "January", "Just a Smile" and "Call Me Round" before splitting in 1977. Paton is also known for his work in the original lineup of The Alan Parsons Project (1975-1985), and for working with acts such as Kate Bush, Camel and Elton John.
1949James Williamson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer[†]
James Robert Williamson is an American guitarist, songwriter, record producer and electronics engineer. He was a member of the proto-punk rock band the Stooges, notably on the album Raw Power and in the reformed Stooges from 2009 to 2016. Between his stints in music, Williamson worked in Silicon Valley developing computer chips. Most recently he has continued as a solo artist.
1949George Gurdjieff, Armenian-French monk, psychologist, and philosopher (born 1872)[†]
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher. Born in the Russian Empire, he briefly became a citizen of the First Republic of Armenia after its formation in 1918, but fled the impending Red Army invasion of Armenia in 1920, which rendered him stateless. In the early 1920s, he applied for British citizenship, but his application was denied. He then settled in France, where he lived and taught for the rest of his life.
1949Thomas Slater Price, British chemist (born 1875)[†]
Thomas Slater Price (1875–1949) was a British chemist.