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plan for RFC funds advance noted
council sets 6 confs with indus, labor, farm and consumer groups; Dr Keyserling comments
Sokolovsky proclaims econ adm for USSR zone similar to that of merged US and Brit zones; members apptd; powers ltd by USSR directives
PALM BEACH, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 14 -- Winthrop Rockefeller, heir to oil millions, took Mrs. Barbara Sears, former actress, as his bride at 12:14 A. M. today.
price war continues; trade survey sees gen decline of 1%; BLS to start spot surveys; chains ad allegedly cuts independents business; trade reprs comment
1948Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress and dancer (died 2022)[†]
Francesca Isabel Natividad, known professionally as Kitten Natividad, was a Mexican-American film actress and exotic dancer. She was noted for her 44-inch bust, and appearances in cult films made by her ex-partner, director Russ Meyer.
1948Pat O'Brien, American journalist and author[†]
Patrick John O'Brien is an American author and radio host, best known for his work as a sportscaster with CBS Sports from 1981 to 1997, as well as his work as the anchor and host of Access Hollywood from 1997 to 2004, and The Insider from 2004 to 2008.
1948Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (died 2005)[†]
Wladimir "Wally" Tax was a Dutch singer and songwriter. He was founder and frontman of the Nederbeat group The Outsiders (1959–1969) and the rock group Tax Free (1969–1971).
1948Teller, American magician and actor[†]
Teller is an American magician. He is half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette, and usually does not speak during performances. Teller is a H.L. Mencken Fellow at the Cato Institute.
1948Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (born 1876)[†]
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, nicknamed "Three Finger Brown" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century. Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth, Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand, and in the process gained a colorful nickname. He turned this handicap into an advantage by learning how to grip a baseball in a way that resulted in an exceptional curveball, which broke radically before reaching the plate. With this technique he became one of the elite pitchers of his era.