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US AEC repts Brookhaven Natl Lab tests of X-ray irradiation show more and faster germination of seeds
Southern Assn asks NLRB to seek ct injunction against 3-day wk; charges UMW attempts to win illegal union shop, refuses to bargain in good faith and interferes with employers selection of bargaining agent; G H Love cites Northern and Western operators 'accord' and plan to file similar charges; no agreement in anthracite talks
Cochran, (Arab) H M, Amb to US of Indonesia
Sen Morse backs Vandenberg; Sen Jenner attack cited
1949Syed Kirmani, Indian cricketer and actor[†]
Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani is an Indian cricketer who played cricket for India and Karnataka as a wicket-keeper. In 2016, he was awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player. Kirmani was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
1949Ian Livingstone, English fantasy author and entrepreneur[†]
Sir Ian Livingstone is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. He co-founded Games Workshop in 1975 and helped create Eidos Interactive as executive chairman of Eidos Plc in 1995. Along with Steve Jackson, he is also the co-creator of the Fighting Fantasy series of role-playing gamebooks, and the author of many books within that series.
1949David Topliss, English rugby league player and coach (died 2008)[†]
David Topliss was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Penrith Panthers, Balmain Tigers, Hull FC (captain) and Oldham, as a stand-off. and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.
1949Tyler Dennett, American historian and author (born 1883)[†]
Tyler Dennett was an American historian and educator. He received the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for his 1933 book John Hay: From Poetry to Politics.