Truman Appeals to All Americans To Enlist in the 'March of Dimes'; JOIN DIME MARCH, PRESIDENT URGES
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Truman broadcasts appeal; text
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January 31, 1947
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Tornado Rips South, 20 Die; Snow, Cold Grip Midwest; IN THE WAKE OF TORNADO THAT TWISTED THROUGH ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI Tornado Rips 5 States in South, Winter Grips Midwest; Balmy Here 100 Injured as Winds Wreck Homes in Five States--Milwaukee Has Blizzard-- Temperature Up to 60.4 Here
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MO: tornado; 4 killed, several hurt, Montier
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Plan Is Urged to End Lack Of Food in a Dozen Nations; Plan Set Forth to End Lack In Dozen Nations Despite Peace
By Bess Furmanspecial To the New York Times
L Teller urges ct to adminster labor policy
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Truman to Poll Governors Before Charting a Course; TRUMAN WILL SEEK GOVERNORS' ADVICE He Sought Advice in Planning Showdown With Lewis and All but Arnall Backed Him--The Concept Is Jeffersonian
By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times
Truman announces he will poll opinion of State Govs before acting on broad natl problems nonpartisan in character; implementation of Jeffersonian concept of Fed Union noted
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Long Island Rail Road to Forbid Reserving Seats for Card Players
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to forbid commuters and rr employes to reserve seats for card players
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Notable Births
1947Jonathan Banks, American actor[†]
Jonathan Ray Banks is an American actor. He played FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy (1987–1990). For his role, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Banks gained renewed recognition for his role as hitman and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2013). He reprised the role as a lead character in the spin-off series Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and its sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). For playing Ehrmantraut, he received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
1947Matt Minglewood, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Matt Minglewood is a Canadian musician whose style can be described as a blend of country, blues, folk, roots and rock. The name "Matt" was borrowed from his brother, Matt Batherson.
1947Nolan Ryan, American baseball player[†]
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Ryan pitched for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. After his retirement in 1993, Ryan served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
1947Glynn Turman, American actor[†]
Glynn Turman is an American actor. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place (1968–1969), high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World (1988–1993), and Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the HBO drama series In Treatment.