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October 3, 1945

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COAL SHIPMENTS RESTRICTED IN EAST AS STRIKES SPREAD; BUS SLOWDOWN HITS 5TH AVE.; FORTAS LIMITS FUEL Provides for Essential Users, Such as Utilities and Transit Lines NO DELIVERY TO DEALERS Acting SFA Head Says Walkouts Cost 625,000 Tons Daily--Calls Situation Critical

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

SFA order limits shipments of 4 major eastern producers to essential users; expert shipments suspended; 100,000 Appalachian miners idle; 221 mines closed in dispute involving Clerical, Tech and Supervisory Employes of the Mining indus

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Notable Births

Tony Brown (footballer, born 1945)

1945Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster[†]

Anthony Brown is an English former footballer who played as a wing half and an inside forward. He was often referred to by his nickname Bomber or Bomber Brown and was known for his spectacular goals. He joined West Bromwich Albion as a youth in 1961 and turned professional in 1963. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Brown was part of an Albion team that built a reputation as a successful cup side, winning the 1966 Football League Cup Final and the 1968 FA Cup Final and finishing as runners-up in the League Cup in 1967 and 1970. He was the top scorer in Division One in 1970–71 and received his only England cap at the end of that season.

1945Christopher Bruce, English dancer and choreographer[†]

Christopher Bruce is a British choreographer and performer. He was the Artistic Director of the Rambert Dance Company until 2002.

Jo Ritzen

1945Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Education[†]

Jozef Marie Mathias "Jo" Ritzen is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist.