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February 19, 1946

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Notable Births

1946Paul Dean, Canadian guitarist^[†]

Paul Warren Dean is a Canadian musician and the lead guitarist of the Canadian rock band Loverboy which reached huge fame in the early 1980s.

1946Peter Hudson, Australian footballer and coach^[†]

Peter John Hudson AM is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the New Norfolk Football Club and Glenorchy Football Club in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL).

1946Karen Silkwood, American technician and activist (died 1974)^[†]

Karen Gay Silkwood was an American laboratory technician and labor union activist known for reporting concerns about corporate practices related to health and safety in a nuclear facility.

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Headlines from February 19, 1946

Vatican Still Awaits Hungarian Primate

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Soviet Embassy Ex-Aide Gave Tip On Leak of Canada's Science Data; Soviet Embassy Ex-Aide Gave Tip On Leak of Canada's Science Data

By P.j. Philip Special To the New York Times

held in protective custody since he gave Canadian Justice Dept tip on information leak in Sept, '45

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32 NEW CARDINALS NOTIFIED OF TITLES IN VATICAN RITES; GROUP NEAR LIMIT Italians Outnumbered in Sacred College First Time in 6 Centuries SPELLMAN WARNS WORLD New York Cardinal Stresses Need to Turn to God to End Rush to Chaos

By Sam Pope Brewer By Wireless To the New York Times

made Cardinal

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UNION BOARD URGES TELEPHONE STRIKE; National Conference Defers Action--Philadelphia Long Line Operators Go Out

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MEMPHIS, Feb. 18--The executive board of the National Federation of Telephone Workers recommended today a general strike of its 250,000 members to support demands for a revision of wagehour schedules.

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TEACHERS COLLEGE SEEKS TO RID ITSELF OF LINCOLN SCHOOL; WHERE COLUMBIA MAY ABANDON EDUCATION PROGRAMS

By Benjamin Fine

W F Russell reveals city negotiates Lincoln School bldg purchase; illus

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World News Summarized

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Mayor Says He Has Dropped Plan for a Tax on Rentals; RENTAL TAX PLAN DROPPED BY MAYOR

By Robert W. Potter

Mayor O'Dwyer asserts taxes are under consideration

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CIVIL BOARD TO GET ATOM TEST CONTROL, PRESIDENT DECIDES; Burden of Final Planning and Assaying of Bikini Project Is Held Unfair to Army, Navy IMPARTIALITY IS STRESSED McMahon Pleased by Decision --Roberts, Seymour, D'Olier Mentioned for Posts

By W.h. Lawrence Special To the New York Times

Adm decision to vest test control and evaluation in civilian comm reptd; Sen McMahon advocacy of plan noted; speculation on personnel

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Lewis Union to Fight Quill For Subway Labor Control; Miners' District 50 Invites Federation of Municipal Transit Workers, AFL, to Pool Forces Against TWU

By A.h. Raskin

union counsel announces TWU will demand $2-a-day wage rise after May 1

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PICKETS DEFY COURT; Five Women Are Hurt in Newark--Governor Calls for Parley CLASH IN NEW YORK SEEN Schenectady Injunction Brings Union Call for a Bigger Barrier at GE Plant

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Wilson conf with Bowles; 5 women hurt in police clash with picket line, Newark; Gov Edge calls union and co reprs meeting; warns against dangers if maintenance men are not admitted to plant; temporary injunction brought against Gen Elec picketers, Schenectady; Westinghouse pres Price issues policy statement; union repr E Matthews reply seen foreshadowing result of Westinghouse strikers meeting called to consider co proposals

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UNIVERSALITY IDEA STRESSED BY POPE; POPE ELEVATES 32 PRELATES TO THE SACRED COLLEGE

By Herbert L. Matthews By Wireless To the New York Times

Reptd responsible for Pope's decision to make non-Itals majority in Sacred Cardinals Coll

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Tammany, Left-Wing ALP Clash In Congressional Election Today; ELECTION TODAY IN 19TH DISTRICT

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Supports Cong candidate A G Klein

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