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December 27, 1946

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ATOM BODY FACING SHOWDOWN TODAY; SAFEGUARDS LISTED; U.N. Board to Take Up U.S. Plan for Ban on Security Council Veto on Penalties CONTROL PLAN APPROVED Russia 'Non-Participating' and Poland Abstaining, the Committee Backs Report Veto Question Up Today Report to Be Published ATOM BODY FACING SHOWDOWN TODAY

By George Barrett Special To the New York Times

comm pol com, with USSR not participating and Poland abstaining, adopts draft rept to serve as scientific and tech basis of comm rept to council; rept outlines safeguards needed to prevent war uses; pages for gen findings and recommendations left blank pending outcome of US resolution issue

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BUTTER PRICES DIP BY 9 CENTS A POUND; MILK 'PLOT' IS SEEN; U.S. and State Urged to Sift Charge Dairymen Act to Bar Drop of $15,000,000 CLARK PLEDGES HIS HELP Farm Producers Admit Heavy Buying of Butter but Say No Law Was Violated BUTTER PRICES DIP; MILK 'PLOT' SEEN

By Unknown Author

US: NY wholesale market breaks; price drops 10c a lb; Govt to start inquiry after trade sources and NYC Consumer Council charge market manipulation by Dairymen's League Co-op Assn to get high Jan milk price; assn pres H H Rathbun and other officials admit large purchases; retail butter price drop seen

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Notable Births

Lenny Kaye

1946Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer[†]

Lenny Kaye is an American guitarist, composer, and writer, notable for his work with the Patti Smith Group, his contributions to music magazines, and his garage rock retrospective anthology Nuggets.

Joe Kinnear

1946Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager (died 2024)[†]

Joseph Patrick Kinnear was an Irish professional football manager and player. As a defender, Kinnear spent the majority of his career spanning ten seasons with Tottenham Hotspur and one with Brighton & Hove Albion. With Tottenham he won the FA Cup, the League Cup twice, the Charity Shield, and the UEFA Cup. After Spurs, Kinnear played for Brighton for the 1975–76 season. Having been born in Dublin, Kinnear played and was capped 26 times for the Republic of Ireland national team. After his playing career, he managed India, Nepal, Doncaster Rovers, Wimbledon, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, and Newcastle United.

Janet Street-Porter

1946Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer[†]

Janet Vera Street-Porter is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. She began her career in 1969 as a fashion writer and columnist at the Daily Mail and was appointed fashion editor of the Evening Standard in 1971. In 1973, she co-presented a mid-morning radio show with Paul Callan on LBC.

Polly Toynbee

1946Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author[†]

Mary Louisa "Polly" Toynbee is a British journalist and writer. She has been a columnist for The Guardian newspaper since 1998.