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USSR: R Livingstone repts UNRRA halts tractor shipments, charging USSR exports tractors to Argentina; USSR UNRRA head denies charges; crop repts stressing need for equipment noted; situation discussed
GOVT CONTROL: tenants anxiety over rents discussed; IA Schiller cites eviction attempts; Atty Gen Goldstein announces enforcement plans
urges OPA resumption to continue famine relief exports
Urges members to maintain food and other prices
Opposes Pres Truman's revised plan for armed services unification, Sen com
1946Johnny Lee, American singer and guitarist[†]
Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single "Lookin' for Love" became a crossover hit, spending three weeks at number 1 on the Billboard country singles chart while also appearing in the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. He racked up 17 top 40 country hits in the early and mid-1980s.
1946Leszek Miller, Polish political scientist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Poland[†]
Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish politician who served as prime minister of Poland from 2001 to 2004. He served a single term in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024.
1946Michael Shea, American author (died 2014)[†]
Michael Shea was an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction author. His novel Nifft the Lean won the World Fantasy Award, as did his novella Growlimb.