Tuesday, June 22, 1948

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The Headlines

PLATFORM IS READY; Isolationists Rebuffed -- Policy Gives Strong Help for Israel FEPC PLEDGE IS REVISED Label Dropped but Aim Kept, Lodge Says -- Change Sought in Selecting Presidents PLATFORM BROAD ON FOREIGN POLICY

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On This Day

• King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.

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• The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 1000 (1000)
• Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
• Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)
• Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767)
• Billy Wilder (1906)

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Tech Check

Long-Playing Record (LP), Velcro & Holography Theory.

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