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March 29, 1946

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BOMB CURBS LISTED; Experts Offer Program to Vest Monopoly in a UNO Authority HOT DEBATE LIKELY Leaders See Less Peril in Shared Knowledge Than in Secrecy

By Anthony Leviero Special To the New York Times

State Dept releases consultants bd plan urging US to foster monopoly, referred to as Atomic Development Authority, under UN; monopoly would operate nuclear-fission plants throughout world, including existing US plants, and control fissionable material deposits; Byrnes foreword cited; 5 authors of plan named; authors base plan practicability on paucity of material deposits and material denaturing

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UAW PICKS THOMAS AS VICE PRESIDENT; REUTHER UNITY HIT; New President Is Unable to Stop Ex-Leader's Victory-- Aide May Lose 2d Race CAMPS HAD SPLIT OFFICES Deal to Give Vice Presidency to Each Broken by Former Head's Decision to Run

By Walter W. Ruch Special To the New York Times

election of Thomas as 1st vp and re-election of Addes as sec-treas hits Reuther unity; balloting between Leonard and Livingston for 2d vp reptd close; effect of outcome discussed; Addes reptd to have favored agreement to divide vp offices between factions; urges unity

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Notable Births

Billy Thorpe

1946Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2007)[†]

William Richard Thorpe AM was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer. As lead singer of his band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, he had success in the 1960s with "Blue Day", "Poison Ivy", "Over the Rainbow", "Sick and Tired", "Baby, Hold Me Close" and "Mashed Potato"; and in the 1970s with "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy". Featuring in concerts at Sunbury Pop Festivals and Myer Music Bowl in the early 1970s, the Aztecs also developed the pub rock scene and were one of the loudest groups in Australia.