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February 15, 1946

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Notable Births

1946Clare Short, English civil servant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development^[†]

Clare Short is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003.

1946John Trudell, American author, poet, and actor (died 2015)^[†]

John Trudell was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Historical Events

1946ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.^[†]

ENIAC was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer, completed in 1945. Other computers had some of these features, but ENIAC was the first to have them all. It was Turing-complete and able to solve "a large class of numerical problems" through reprogramming.

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Headlines from February 15, 1946

LIBERAL IS HUNTED FOR ICKES' POST; O'MAHONEY IN LEAD; Truman Talks to Westerners in Congress for a Speedy Choice to Ease Dispute PAULEY FIGHT UNCHANGED Democrats Reported Pushing Withdrawal Drive--Senate Group Will Hear Fortas

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times

Ickes to appear again before Sen com

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Spellman Hailed at Rome Airport On His Arrival for Consistory; CARDINALS-DESIGNATE IN THE ETERNAL CITY

By Sam Pope Brewer By Wireless To the New York Times

early arrival expected

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STATEMENT IS BRIEF; New Formula Limits Pay Rises, Ends 6 Months' Wait on Price Aid STABILITY IS URGED Worker Gains Most When 'Line Is Held,' the President Asserts

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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NIMITZ SEES NAVY AS ATOMIC SHIELD; NAVY CHIEFS DISCUSS PLANS FOR POST-WAR FLEET

By Harold B. Hinton Special To the New York Times

Vice Adm Radford on Army-Navy need of 3,731 of certain types of planes for natl interests and under UNO and inter-Amer defense commitments

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Assembly of UNO Adjourns; Organization Survives Test; World Body Will Convene in New York Sept. 3--Attlee and Spaak Pronounce the New Congress of Nations a Success

By James B. Reston By Cable To the New York Times

Proposal on Levant problem rejected by Syria, UN Security Council

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World News Summarized

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UNO CHOOSES HOME IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND WESTCHESTER; Assembly Adopts Plan, With Only Philippines Dissenting-- New York Temporary Site AFL, COOPERATIVES WIN Russia and Ukraine Lose Moves to Defeat Them--Senator Connally Regales Delegates

By Sydney Gruson By Cable To the New York Times

given equal status with WFTU in affiliation with Council; Assembly vote

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Electronic Computer Flashes Answers, May Speed Engineering; NEW ALL-ELECTRONIC COMPUTER AND ITS INVENTORS

By T.r. Kennedy Jr. Special To the New York Times

On electronic computer, Eniac, operations

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65c Wage Bill Approved By Senate Labor Group; Rise From Present 40 to 75c by 1950 Is Provided, With Coverage Widened to Millions in White Collar Jobs

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

com approves bill increasing wage to 65c hrly and expanding Fair Labor Standards Act to cover white collar workers

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HARBOR JAM EASED; Tugs Start Work Early to Move Ships and Pour Supplies Into City OIL CURBS ARE LIFTED Coal Rationing KeptWith Stocks Still Scant-- Schools Reopen

By George Horne

fuel shipments speeded; Police Comr Wallander comments

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Braden Ruled Vast Spy Ring, Extorted Money, Says Peron; Peron Says Braden Ran Spy Ring

By Arnaldo Cortesi By Cable To the New York Times

Peron replies; denies charges against him personally, requested-NY Times int; countercharges against Braden as heading vast espionage ring, Buenos Aires Epoca int; says Govt expelled Gen J Lang, US mil attache, for certain activities; paid ads appear in Argentine newspapers, denying charges against individuals; US State Dept refuses immediate comment on charges against Lang; Cooke comment; Brazilian officials urge Amer Foreign Mins conf; Spanish Cabinet to conf

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Frankensteen to Quit UAW In Squabble With Leaders; FRANKENSTEEN OUT IN UAW SQUABBLE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

R T Frankensteen announces plan to quit as internatl vp; squabble with G F Addes reptd cause of leaving; R T Leonard expected to get post

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