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USWA exec bd votes to ignore new NLRB set up by Taft-Hartley Act and to refuse no-strike contracts; D J McDonald comments
Soft coal contract seen causing rise
East-West split seen complete as USSR rejects Marshall Plan for Eur econ
Estimate Bd rept urges amendment to '48 Legis to exempt $400-million debt for bldg new facilities
leaves for Eng on vacation; por
1947Dave Barry, American journalist and author[†]
David McAlister Barry is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels and children's novels. Barry's honors include the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1988) and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2005).
1947Betty Buckley, American actress and singer[†]
Betty Buckley is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for an additional Tony Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
1947Mike Burton, American swimmer[†]
Michael Jay Burton is an American swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two freestyle distance events.