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US and Brit suspend shipments into USSR zone; charge USSR defaulted on inter-zonal trade agreement
Sen passes bill; veto predicted
BLS '48 fiscal yr budget request cut drastically by House com
Marshall and Bevin submit plans for future pol structure to Foreign Mins Council; outline steps in setting up new central Govt; Bevin bars 1-party rule; Marshall suggests provisional Govt; US source sees USSR and French opposition
1947George Ferguson, English architect and politician, 1st Mayor of Bristol[†]
George Robin Paget Ferguson CBE, PPRIBA, RWA is a British politician, former architect, and entrepreneur who served as the first elected mayor of Bristol from 2012 to 2016.
1947James Patterson, American author and producer[†]
James Brendan Patterson is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.
1947Maarten van Gent, Dutch basketball player and coach[†]
Maarten Herman van Gent was a Dutch basketball coach, manager, scout and businessman.