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RR Brotherhood pres Whitney discloses strike vote preparations; Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood pres Johnston says he may authorize strike??? Switchmen's Union pres Cashen doubts his group will join strike,
fabricators spokesmen threaten to continue plant shutdowns until own wage and price problems are met
MacArthur hdqrs spokesman rebukes agency; Lt Gen Hodge denies charges; reaction of US newsmen in Korea noted
John L. Lewis scored his first major victory in his drive to organize railroad workers yesterday when it became known that District 50; catch-all division of Mr. Lewis' United Mine Workers, had...
Assembly names Gouin Pres; tri-partite coalition move delayed; Socialist opinion on de Gaulle action cited
1946Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor[†]
Michael Ontkean is a Canadian retired actor.
1946Morris Alexander, South African politician (born 1877)[†]
Morris Alexander was a South African lawyer and politician who was a leading figure of Cape Town's Jewish community. He is best known for his successful campaign to have Yiddish recognized as a European language by colonial authorities, allowing thousands of Jews to immigrate to South Africa. A prominent liberal, Alexander served in the South African House of Assembly from 1910 until his death in 1946.
1946The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.[†]
The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in its 80th session, its powers, composition, functions, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter.