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1949Valeriy Borzov, Ukrainian-Russian sprinter[†]
Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov is a Soviet-Ukrainian former sprinter and politician. He is a two-time Olympian, a former president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, and Minister for Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
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Natl NY Packing & Shipping Co: lone gunman gets $4,000 payroll
Govt puts dead at over 4,000; damage at $40 million; communities and transportation facilities destroyed; US and Cuba rush aid; Guatemalan Cong to grant $2 million for relief
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The House and Senate accepted the compromise farm bill today by top-heavy votes, sending it to the White House for President Truman's expected signature.
Assembly com votes indefinite extension, 41-6; Yugoslavia reserves right to participate
Gens Bradley and Vandenberg assail Navy views, House com
Pres Truman accepts resignation; Keyserling seen as acting chmn
Ford output to be halted by coal and steel strikes
Govt plan to exploit N Amer market by partial exports credits guarantee outlined by H S Smith; exporters air problems
LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 19 -- A tense, anxious mood prevailed among delegation leaders at the United Nations on the eve of tomorrow's critical Security Council election contest between Yugoslavia, openly supported by the United States, and Czechoslovakia, enjoying the full blessing of Moscow.
Truman raises pay of his aides under Exec Pay Law