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January 10, 1946

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EISENHOWER ORDERS RETURN OF ALL MEN NOT NEEDED ABROAD; Commanders Are Also Directed to Reduce Their Troop Re- quirements 'to the Minimum' TRUMAN GETS MANILA DATA Chief of Staff Report Indicates No Disciplinary Action Is Likely --Discharge Plan Reviewed Text of Eisenhower Order EISENHOWER ACTS TO GET MEN HOME Congressional Inquiry Is Urged Armed Forces Cut in Half

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

Gen Eisenhower orders overseas comdrs to return all troops not needed; orders manpower needs cut to minimum and monthly deployment schedules revised; hints no planned disciplinary action against Manila demonstrators, cable to Truman; text; Truman makes pub Styer rept on PI incidents; Sens Revercomb and Johnson urge Cong inquiry into demobilization, Sen Thomas opposes it; War Dept repts on discharges since V-E day; table

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Notable Deaths

Matti Turkia

1946Matti Turkia, Finnish politician (born 1871)[†]

Matti Turkia was a Finnish newspaper editor, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), he represented Uusimaa Province between October 1930 and April 1945. He had previously represented Viipuri Province West from May 1907 to May 1909 and from February 1914 to April 1917. He was secretary of the SDP from 1906 to 1918.

Historical Events

Methodist Central Hall, Westminster

1946The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented.[†]

The Methodist Central Hall is a multi-purpose venue in the City of Westminster, serving primarily as a Methodist church and a conference centre. The building also houses an art gallery, a restaurant, and office spaces. It contains 22 conference, meeting and seminar rooms, the largest being the Great Hall, which seats 2,300. Central Hall also acts as an important spiritual and sacred place for Methodists.

United States Army Signal Corps

1946The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.[†]

The United States Army Signal Corps (USASC) is a branch of the United States Army, responsible for creating and managing communications and information systems for the command and control of combined arms forces. It was established in 1860 by Major Albert J. Myer who played a significant role during the American Civil War. It has the initial responsibility for portfolios and new technologies that are eventually transferred to other U.S. government entities. Such responsibilities included military intelligence, weather forecasting, and aviation.