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August 24, 1947

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DODGERS TRIUMPH OVER REDS, 8 TO 5; REESE, STANKY HURT; Brooks Down Cincinnati 8th Time in Row as Lombardi Hangs Up 9th Victory ROUT VANDER MEER EARLY Tally 5 Runs in First Inning -- Star Shortstop Spiked in 9th, Out for 3 Days DODGERS TRIUMPH OVER REDS, 8 TO 5

By Joseph M. Sheehan

Little Vic Lombardi, the big man of the shaky Dodger pitching staff for the last month, kept the Brooks six games ahead of the secondplace Cardinals by beating the Reds, 8 to 5, before 30,041 paying spectators at Ebbets Field yesterday.

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Anne Archer

1947Anne Archer, American actress and producer[†]

Anne Archer is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature-film debut The Honkers (1972). She had supporting roles in Cancel My Reservation (1972), The All-American Boy (1973), and Trackdown (1976), and appeared in Good Guys Wear Black (1978), Paradise Alley (1978), and Hero at Large (1980).

Paulo Coelho

1947Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter[†]

Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His 1988 novel The Alchemist became an international best-seller.

Roger De Vlaeminck

1947Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach[†]

Roger De Vlaeminck is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as "The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation". Nicknamed "The Gypsy" because he was born into a family of traveling clothiers, he is known for exploits in the cobbled classic Paris–Roubaix race, but his performances in other "Monument" races gave him a record that few can match. His record in Paris–Roubaix earned him another nickname, "Monsieur Paris–Roubaix".

Joe Manchin

1947Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia[†]

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Vladimir Masorin

1947Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral[†]

Vladimir Vasilyevich Masorin is a retired Russian admiral of the fleet who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy from 2005 to 2007. He was previously the Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief in 2005, and commanded the Black Sea Fleet from 2002 to 2005 and the Caspian Sea Flotilla from 1996 to 2002. He was commissioned from the Nakhimov Black Sea Higher Naval School in Crimea in 1970, and commanded two destroyers, a destroyer brigade, and a squadron before reaching higher command. Masorin also graduated from the Grechko Naval Academy and the Russian General Staff Academy. As the head of the Russian navy he oversaw increased cooperation with NATO countries, for which he was made a Commander of the Legion of Merit by the United States.