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September 4, 1947

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BRITISH PIT STRIKE GAINS IN GRAVITY; Another Winter Coal Crisis Looms as 50,000 Miners Halt Output in 46 Collieries BRITISH PIT STRIKE GAINS IN GRAVITY

By Herbert L. Matthewsspecial To the New York Times

DONCASTER, England, Sept. 3 -- The south Yorkshire coal mining stoppages again increased today and the situation worsened in every respect. Already it is just about certain that Britain will have another coal crisis this winter.

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City Must Trim '47 Capital Budget By $74,584,657, Patterson Says; CITY FORCED TO CUT CAPITAL PROJECTS

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It will be necessary for the city to defer $74,584,657 of capital projects in the 1947 capital budget, Budget Director Thomas J. Patterson reported yesterday to Mayor O'Dwyer. His report disclosed that $193,734,532 would be needed to proceed with 1947 projects now in varying stages of planning, but that only $119,149,875 was available to finance them.

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FT. KNOX PILE CITED; Secretary Tells British Union Congress Gold Could Aid Recovery

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

SOUTHPORT, England, Sept. 3 -- British Foreign Secretary Bevin, speaking before the annual meeting of the Trades Union Congress, called on the United States today to redistribute its gold store at Fort Knox, Ky., to finance world recovery.

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1947Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster (died 2021)^[†]

Robert Francis Jenkins was an American television and radio sports announcer, primarily calling Indy car and NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC and later Versus/NBCSN. Jenkins was the radio "Voice of the Indianapolis 500" on the IMS Radio Network from 1990 to 1998, then held the same role on ABC Sports television from 1999 to 2001.

1947Paul Sait, Australian rugby league player (died 2023)^[†]

Paul Joseph Sait was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. A versatile centre or running forward who played in the 1960s and 1970s for South Sydney. He made seven Test appearances for the Australian national representative side and represented in nine World Cup matches in two World Cups and in ten Kangaroo tour matches.

Headlines from September 4, 1947

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BRITISH PIT STRIKE GAINS IN GRAVITY; Another Winter Coal Crisis Looms as 50,000 Miners Halt Output in 46 Collieries BRITISH PIT STRIKE GAINS IN GRAVITY

City Must Trim '47 Capital Budget By $74,584,657, Patterson Says; CITY FORCED TO CUT CAPITAL PROJECTS

FT. KNOX PILE CITED; Secretary Tells British Union Congress Gold Could Aid Recovery

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