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April 2, 1946

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SUBMARINE QUAKE RADIATES HAVOC IN EAST PACIFIC

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Coal Conferees Blame Each Other For No Progress as Strike Sets In; THESE MINERS ARE STRIKING AGAINST THEMSELVES

By Louis Stark Special To the New York Times

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DEVASTATION VAST; Water's Force Surges 300 Miles an Hour in 4,000-Mile Arc 5,000 HOMELESS IN HAWAII Damage is Put at Millions-- Homes Crash, Boats Pulled to Sea as Waves Leap Barriers ...

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A series of huge tidal waves attributed by seismologists to underwater earthquakes centered near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, struck the Hawaiian Islands, the Aleutians and the West Coast of North America yesterday. A death toll of 300 was reported by Navy officers in the city of Hilo, Hawaii.

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CITY BUDGET SOARS TO $857,131,849; TAX RISE 5 POINTS; HIGHEST IN HISTORY Program Submitted by Mayor Is $93,514,582 Above Current Total 5,899 NEW JOBS CREATED Pay Increases of $15,099,442 Provided--Realty Taxes to Be $7,103,681 More ... 5,899 New Jobs Included Hearings Start April 10 City Budget of $857,131,849 Is Largest Ever Submitted Here Transit Problem Discussed Police Costs Up $6,849,622

By Robert W. Potter

REALTY: Mayor O'Dwyer '40-47 exec budget proposes increased tax rate

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Notable Births

1946Richard Collinge, New Zealand cricketer^[†]

Richard Owen Collinge is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 35 Tests and 15 ODIs. He was New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year in 1971.

1946David Heyes, English politician^[†]

David Alan Heyes is a British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne from 2001 to 2015.

1946Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (died 2014)^[†]

Susan Lillian Townsend was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole.

1946Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (died 1997)^[†]

Kurt Frank Winter was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who.