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steel strike effect noted by Pres Truman
TWU pres Quill threatens complete stoppage of service to halt sale of power plants to Consol Edison; seeks Transportation Bd recognition of union as sole bargaining agent in wage increase demads; O'Dwyer and Gross comment; Civil Service Forum statement
NYC: shortage noted; Mayor O'Dwyer reopens emergency stations in 4 boros; Bd of Health authorization to Health Comr to control deliveries noted; O'Dwyer appts Comr Pleydell City Fuel Admr; emergency stations listed
Stowaway A Raffaele, former Ital prisoner, at sea since Nov, poses immigration problem; refused Belgium and US entry
Los Alamos Scientists Assn sends bomb exhibit to 42 Mayors, US
1946Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic[†]
Julian Patrick Barnes is an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with The Sense of an Ending, having been shortlisted three times previously with Flaubert's Parrot, England, England, and Arthur & George. Barnes has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. In addition to novels, Barnes has published collections of essays and short stories, as well as two memoirs and a nonfiction book, The Man in the Red Coat, about people of Belle Époque Paris in the arts.
1946Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress[†]
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. After achieving success as a songwriter for other artists, Parton's debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, was released in 1967, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 50 studio albums. Referred to as the "Queen of Country", Parton is one of the most-honored female country performers of all time and has received various accolades, including eleven Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.
1946General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.[†]
Douglas MacArthur was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army. He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of staff of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, from 1942 to 1945 during WWII; as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers overseeing the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951; and as head of the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. MacArthur was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times, and awarded it for his WWII service in the Philippines. He is one of only five people to hold the rank of General of the Army, and the only person to hold the rank of Field Marshal in the Philippine Army.