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Brit reaction to Byrnes s
snag in use of Rockefeller Center Theatre as hdqrs for next Assembly meeting noted; UN officials continue preparations for use of Hunter Coll for Security Council session on Mar 21; Sec Byrnes note to Mayor O'Dwyer urging coll site use until permanent site is ready noted
Brit reaction discussed
Repts USSR troops withdrawal begun
Hoover conf with Truman and Govt officials; Truman appts Natl Famine Emergency Com; names Hoover chmn; organization plans; com recommendations; Hoover, Truman and other comment; Truman and Hoover illus
1946Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (born 1895)[†]
Count Fidél Pálffy ab Erdőd was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary.
1946George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1872)[†]
George Evans Stewart was an officer in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War. He later commanded the 339th Infantry Regiment and the American Expeditionary Force in northern Russia.