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October 25, 1945

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AMERICAN AIRLINES ENDS CHICAGO TRIPS BECAUSE OF STRIKE; Suspension of Service Comes as UAW Seeks to Cripple Traffic All Over Nation FLIGHTS MAINTAINED HERE National Mediation Board to Send Representatives to Make Inquiry in 2 Disputes American Airlines Suspends Flight Service In and Out of Chicago as a Result of Strike

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Amer Airlines suspends service in and out of Chicago; Amer Export continues NY service; UAWA seeks nation-wide recognition as maintenance employes bargaining agent; TWU stand and resolution noted; cases revd; Mediation Bd action for both lines to start

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CHARTER BECOMES 'LAW OF NATIONS,' 29 RATIFYING IT; Soviet's Approval Instrument Is Deposited, Bringing Total to Required Minimum BYRNES SIGNS PROTOCOL Secretary and Stettinius, in Statement Sent to Ceremony, Hail Peace Structure CHARTER BECOMES 'LAW OF NATIONS' Byrnes Hails "Memorable Day"

By Bertram D. Hulen Special To the New York Times

USSR deposits Charter ratification with US State Dept; Charter becomes 'law of nations' as USSR action brings deposits to 29, required minimum; Sec Byrnes signs protocol; Stettinius sends statement to ceremony lauding peace structure; plans for UNO Assembly meeting on Dec 4 noted

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TOTAL AGAIN LIFTED; 85 Million in Additional Relief is Voted for Small Business STRING PUT ON EXCISE CUT Upper Chamber Would Save Individuals $2,644,000,000, Companies $2,934,000,000 Small Business Aid Voted Narrowing of Rolls Is Opposed SENATE TAX CUT TOTALS 5.7 BILLION Big Business" Is Excluded Would Be Retroactive to 1942 House Voted Company Tax Cut

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

Sen passes bill; adopts Vandenberg proposal on excess profits tax benefits retroaction; defeats other proposals; bill provisions compared with House-approved bill; George on narrower income tax base

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JAPAN TOLD TO SET PRESS, RADIO FREE; DOING THEIR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY IN TOKYO

By Clinton Green By Wireless To the New York Times

Welfare Ministry mfrs prefabricated houses for Tokyo and Yokohama destitute

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65-Cents Minimum Wage Urged by Schwellenbach; Secretary Tells House Group That 15-Cent Rise Is Needed Now and a 75-Centsan-Hour 'Floor' Ultimately URGES 15-CENT RISE IN MINIMUM WAGE An Objective Canceled Out

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sec Schwellenbach urges Fair Labor Standards Act extension to certain agr processing industries; Sen Bankhead issues statement on farmers earnings problem

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Notable Births

1945Peter Ledger, Australian-American painter and illustrator (died 1994)^[†]

Peter Ledger was an Australian cartoonist, comic book artist, commercial airbrush artist, and illustrator.

1945Yuriy Meshkov, Ukrainian politician and Russian separatist (died 2019)^[†]

Yuri Aleksandrovich Meshkov was a Ukrainian politician and leader of the pro-Russian movement in Crimea. He served as the only President of Crimea from 1994 to 1995.

1945Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician^[†]

Krzysztof Marek Piesiewicz is a Polish lawyer, screenwriter, and politician. From 1991 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2011 he was a member of Polish Senate. He was the head of the Social Movement (RS) or Social Movement Party.

1945Francisco Sá, Argentine footballer^[†]

Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá is a retired Argentine football defender.

1945Phil Volk, American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer^[†]

Phillip Edward Volk is an American musician. As the bassist of Paul Revere & the Raiders from 1965 to 1967, Volk appeared in over 750 television shows, 520 of which were episodes of the Dick Clark production, Where the Action Is, which aired daily from 1965 to 1967. The band themselves had 23 charted hits and 14 gold albums and Volk was a member of the band during the period of its greatest success. Volk's bass lines, as heard in songs such as "Hungry", "Just Like Me" and "Kicks", helped to revolutionize how the bass guitar was used in rock music. Volk was seen frequently in such fan magazines as 16 Magazine, popular during the 1960s.

1945David S. Ward, American director and screenwriter^[†]

David Schad Ward is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his screenplays for the films The Sting (1973) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993), winning for the former. He was also nominated for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Writers Guild of America Awards.

1945Keaton Yamada, Japanese voice actor^[†]

Keaton Yamada is a Japanese former actor, voice actor and narrator from Mikasa, Hokkaidō. He switched from going by his real name, Shunji Yamada, to going by Keaton Yamada in the 1980s. He is currently represented by Remax.

Notable Deaths

1945Robert Ley, German politician (born 1890)^[†]

Robert Ley was a German Nazi politician and head of the German Labour Front during its entire existence, from 1933 to 1945. He also held many other high positions in the Nazi Party, including Gauleiter, Reichsleiter and Reichsorganisationsleiter.

Historical Events

1945Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control.^[†]

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The island of Taiwan, formerly known to Westerners as Formosa, has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi) and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control. It lies about 180 kilometres (112 mi) across the Taiwan Strait from the southeastern coast of the Mainland China. The East China Sea is to the north of the island, the Philippine Sea to its east, the Luzon Strait directly to its south, and the South China Sea to its southwest. The ROC also controls a number of smaller islands, including the Penghu archipelago in the Taiwan Strait, Kinmen and Matsu in Fuchien near the Mainland coast, as well as Pratas and Taiping in the South China Sea.