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August 28, 1947

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Britain Imposes War Curbs On Food, Motoring, Travel; Restaurant Meals Reduced to New Low -- Meat and Other Food Rations Slashed -- Snyder Denies Loan Term Revision BRITAIN IMPOSES CURBS OF WARTIME

By Charles E. Eganspecial To the New York Times

LONDON, Aug. 27 -- Orders putting Britain back on a wartime footing on food, motoring and foreign travel were issued by the Labor Government tonight. The socalled "siege economy" measures will go into effect between now and Oct. 1.

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TRUMAN TO START FOR RIO ON SUNDAY; TALKS ON TUESDAY; President to Fly Down in His New Plane and Come Back on Battleship Missouri SIGNING OF TREATY IS SET Conferees Approve U.S. Plan for Defense and Delineate Part of Security Zone TRUMAN TO START FOR RIO ON SUNDAY

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- President Truman will leave Sunday morning on a flight to Rio de Janeiro to address the closing session of the Inter-American Defense Conference on Tuesday. He will remain in the Brazilian capital to take part in the country's independence celebration on Sept. 7.

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REALTY FEE PLOT IS CHARGED BY U.S.; Indictment Alleges National Group, Washington Board Violate Anti-Trust Laws Two Realty Groups Are Indicted by U.S. On Charges of Conspiring to Fix Fees

By the Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Government's war on rising living costs produced criminal charges today that the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Washington Real Estate Board violated the anti-trust laws.

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U.S. Quota for Capital $26,000,000; U.S. BUILDING QUOTA $26,000,000 FOR U.N.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 27 -- The United States will be asked to pay $26,000,000 of the $65,000,000 needed to construct the future world capital of the United Nations, and insurance companies in this country will be approached for a loan of an additional $25,000,000, it was disclosed today.

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Tsaldaris Yields Greek Helm, Will Join a Broad Coalition; Tsaldaris Yields Helm in Greece; Will Join in a Coalition Cabinet

By Dana Adams Schmidtspecial To the New York Times

ATHENS, Thursday, Aug. 28 -- The Greek Governmental crisis ended shortly before last midnight when King Paul disclosed that Premier-designate Constantin Tsaldaris had agreed to enter a broad coalition Government under a neutral Prime Minister.

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1947Emlyn Hughes, English footballer (died 2004)^[†]

Emlyn Walter Hughes was an English footballer. He started his career at Blackpool in 1964 before moving to Liverpool in 1967. He made 665 appearances for Liverpool and captained the side to three league titles and an FA Cup victory in the 1970s. Added to these domestic honours were two European Cups, including Liverpool's first in 1977; and two UEFA Cup titles. Hughes won the Football Writers' Player of the Year in 1977. Hughes completed a full set of English football domestic honours by winning the League Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1980. In addition to Wolves, he later played for Rotherham United, Hull City, Mansfield Town and Swansea City. Hughes earned 62 caps for the England national team, which he also captained.

1947Debra Mooney, American actress^[†]

Debra Mooney is an American character actress, best known for her role as Edna Harper on The WB drama series Everwood (2002–06). Mooney is also known for her recurring roles in Scandal, Grey's Anatomy and The Originals.

1947Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress and singer^[†]

Elizabeth "Liza" Wang Ming-chun GBS SBS, is a Hong Kong diva, actress and MC. She is a personality in Chinese-speaking communities. She has been nicknamed "The Big Sister" in the Hong Kong entertainment circle. Wang was a delegate in the National People's Congress from 1988 to 1997, and she is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Headlines from August 28, 1947

Britain Imposes War Curbs On Food, Motoring, Travel; Restaurant Meals Reduced to New Low -- Meat and Other Food Rations Slashed -- Snyder Denies Loan Term Revision BRITAIN IMPOSES CURBS OF WARTIME

TRUMAN TO START FOR RIO ON SUNDAY; TALKS ON TUESDAY; President to Fly Down in His New Plane and Come Back on Battleship Missouri SIGNING OF TREATY IS SET Conferees Approve U.S. Plan for Defense and Delineate Part of Security Zone TRUMAN TO START FOR RIO ON SUNDAY

REALTY FEE PLOT IS CHARGED BY U.S.; Indictment Alleges National Group, Washington Board Violate Anti-Trust Laws Two Realty Groups Are Indicted by U.S. On Charges of Conspiring to Fix Fees

U.S. Quota for Capital $26,000,000; U.S. BUILDING QUOTA $26,000,000 FOR U.N.

Tsaldaris Yields Greek Helm, Will Join a Broad Coalition; Tsaldaris Yields Helm in Greece; Will Join in a Coalition Cabinet

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