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P Henkel, pres, advises delay on menu changes
D M Nelson repts WPB is studying plan for partial allocation for beverage use; sees no immediate availability, Sen com; plan calls for increased Caribbean output to allow beverage supplies for civilians; WPB officials rept plan to install feed-recovery system in distilleries
Radio s on penicillin role, Dec, '43, cited
P D Sowell, co official, arrested for removing govt notice on dismissals; charged with intent to steal; released on bail; illus; counsel protests; govt aide repts other notices removed; Apr sales figures show drop
US War Dept orders comdrs to be impartial in pol information dissemination; states newspapers and magazines will be distributed to soldiers in US and overseas on soldiers preference basis
1944Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer (died 2023)[â ]
Bo-Göran "Bosse" Larsson was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. Best remembered for his time with Malmö FF, he also represented VfB Stuttgart and Trelleborgs FF during his career. A full international between 1964 and 1978, he won 70 caps for the Sweden national team and scored 17 goals. He also represented Sweden at the 1970, 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.
1944John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter[â ]
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor known for portraying Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Sallah in the Indiana Jones franchise. He has received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, with one win, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
1944Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (died 2015)[â ]
Roger Rees was a Welsh-American actor and director. He won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as the lead in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He also received Obie Awards for his role in The End of the Day and as co-director of Peter and the Starcatcher. Rees was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in November 2015.