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1946Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager[†]
James Greenhoff is an English former footballer. He was a skilful forward but, although capped five times at under-23 level, he never played for the full side and is labelled as the finest English player never to play for England. He made nearly 600 appearances in league football. His younger brother Brian was also a professional footballer.
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US House Foreign Affairs subcom rept on '45 tour criticizes USSR influence in eastern Eur; urges firm US policy
radios reversal
Paris conferees reptd divided over reparations to USSR and smaller Allies; Molotov opposes Sec Bevin proposal that big powers renounce claims; Byrnes views noted
Pres Truman approves aid program
Sens Eastland and Bridges offer plan limiting pres apptmts to oust 4 Roosevelt appointees, Douglas, Murphy, Jackson and Rutledge; Eastland and Sen Pepper comment; Jackson denies quitting as war crimes prosecutor
calls strike illegal
vetoes subcom proposals to refer Franco issue to Gen Assembly; calls proposals too mild; urges immediate break with Franco, Council session; illus
US Agr Dept repts major export nations lack carry-over supplies
believed extremists kidnapped 5 Brit mil officers, Tel Aviv, as hostages in event of his death
42 escape injury when Pan-Amer World Airways clipper drops burning engine and makes crash landing, Windham Field, near Willimantic