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Truman shifts aid funds to State Dept and gives Marshall adm powers
Deliveries hampered by snowstorm
Anderson issues 2d roster; orders all brokers to rept deals made for Govt officials from Jan, '46 to Dec 15, '47; repts Govt agencies query staffs on deals; Mehl comment on 2d list
stalled vehicles and crew shortages hamper work
1947Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach[†]
William Reid Eadie is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for performing under the ring names The Masked Superstar and Ax, the latter as part of Demolition.
1947Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager[†]
Douglas Ernest Livermore is a former professional football player and manager.
1947Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner[†]
Willy Polleunis is a Belgian former long-distance runner who won the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 1973 European Indoor Championships, behind his clubmate Emiel Puttemans. He also ran a world record on the 10 miles in 1972. He competed in the 5000 and 10000 metres events at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics with the best achievement of sixth place in the 5000 metres in 1976. At the start of the final lap, he was in tenth place, but he accelerated, and possibly ran the final lap even faster than the winner, Lasse Viren. Polleunis also won team gold medals at the 1973 and 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and a team silver in 1976.