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NYC delivery unhampered by truck strike
OPA and Agr Dept rept NYC faces severe shortage; see natl shortage and crisis in Winter; H Pfeffer blames shortage on rush-slaughtering, consumer supply seen cut by hotel and restaurant trade
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Ry Express Agency sets embargo on shipments within city
plans to clarify US policy on Ger in s, Stuttgart
1946Gary Duncan, American guitarist (died 2019)[†]
Gary Duncan was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist John Cipollina did much to define the unique sound of that San Francisco based band.
1946Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer[†]
David Liebman is an American saxophonist, flautist, bandleader, composer, and jazz educator. Best known for his work on soprano saxophone, he toured and recorded with Miles Davis during the trumpeter’s electric period, appearing on On The Corner. He has appeared on more than 500 recordings, including about 200 as a leader or co-leader, and was named a NEA Jazz Master in 2011. He founded and serves as artistic director of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ).
1946Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer[†]
Bryan Michael Mauricette is a Canadian former cricketer: a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman who played a handful of first-class matches for the Windward Islands between 1966–67 and 1972–73 without ever passing 20.