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December 3, 1949

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Headlines from December 3, 1949

TRUMAN PUTS BAN ON ALL HOUSING AID WHERE BIAS EXISTS; F. H. A. Will Refuse Financing if Occupancy Is Restricted Over Race, Color, Creed PERLMAN REVEALS POLICY Address by Solicitor General, Made Here, Opens New Fight for Civil-Rights Program Truman Puts Ban on Housing Aid Where Any Discrimination Exists

By Lewis Woodspecial To the New York Times

Solicitor Gen Perlman announces Truman Adm backs amendment banning FHA mortgage ins from projects with tenant-bias restrictive covenants; says VA will issue similar ruling; holds policy in line with Sup Ct decision; southern bldrs denounce ruling; NYC area reaction

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Notable Births

Heather Menzies

1949Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress (died 2017)[โ€ ]

Heather Margaret Brotherston Menzies Urich was a Canadian actress known for her roles as Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music and Jessica 6 in the TV series Logan's Run.

Mickey Thomas (singer)

1949Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter[โ€ ]

John "Mickey" Michael Thomas is an American rock singer. He is best known as one of the lead vocalists of Jefferson Starship and Starship. Prior to joining Jefferson Starship, he was a member of Elvin Bishop's band as a backing and occasional lead vocalist. He was the lead singer on Bishop's best-known song, "Fooled Around And Fell In Love".

Notable Deaths

Maria Ouspenskaya

1949Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (born 1876)[โ€ ]

Maria Alekseyevna Ouspenskaya was a Russian actress and acting teacher. She achieved success as a stage actress as a young woman in Russia, and as an older woman in Hollywood films. She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dodsworth (1936) and Love Affair (1939).