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April 11, 1946

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POLAND URGES SPAIN BE ISOLATED BY U.N. AS A FASCIST NEST; Envoy Says Germans Harbored by Franco Work on Atomic and New Means of War IRAN DISCUSSION MONDAY Security Council Is Expected to Reject Soviet Demand for Dismissal of Complaint Soviet Move Expected to Fail For Severance of Relations POLAND ASKS U.N. TO ISOLATE SPAIN U.S. Confirms View on Spain

By W.h. Lawrence

SPAIN: Poland charges Franco Govt harbors Ger scientists working on weapons, Amb Lange lr to UN Security Council; US State Dept spokesman confirms view

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Hunt for U.N. Site Fruitless; Committee Faces Impasse; U.N. BODY IS BALKED IN FINDING A HOME U.S. Seeks Not to Interfere Westchester Site Approved

By Morris L. Kaplan

int on delay in choice of new UN site

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COMMITTEE FAVORS MILITARY PAY RISE, SPLITS ON AMOUNT; House Group Also Disagrees on the Formula by Which to Apply the Increase 3 PROPOSALS ARE OFFERED Bill Extending Draft Expected to Reach Floor Tomorrow --Stiff Fight Is Likely COMMITTEE FAVORS MILITARY PAY RISE

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

House com debates 3 pay rise proposals

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Poland formally charged yesterday that Franco Spain, by harboring war criminals, Nazi assets and German scientists experimenting with new weapons, constituted a menace to international peace and security, and ...

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Senate Backs Veteran Housing Bill, Limits Price Curb to New Building; SENATE VOTES 63-14 FOR GI HOUSING BILL Subsidy Fund Cut Is Beaten

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

Sen passes amended Patman bill, including subsidies; defeat of opposition amendments noted

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1946Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (died 2015)^[†]

Christopher Lee Burden was an American artist working in performance art, sculpture, and installation art. Burden became known in the 1970s for his performance art works, including Shoot (1971), where he arranged for a friend to shoot him in the arm with a small-caliber rifle. A prolific artist, Burden created many well-known installations, public artworks, and sculptures before his death in 2015.

1946Bob Harris, English journalist and radio host^[†]

Robert Brinley Joseph Harris, popularly known as "Whispering Bob" Harris, is an English music presenter. He was a host of the BBC2 music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test from 1972 to 1979, and was a co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out, co-editing until the early part of 1969. He has presented The Country Show on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday nights since April 1999, and Sounds of the 70s on Sunday afternoons since November 2024, replacing Johnnie Walker.

Headlines from April 11, 1946

Hunt for U.N. Site Fruitless; Committee Faces Impasse; U.N. BODY IS BALKED IN FINDING A HOME U.S. Seeks Not to Interfere Westchester Site Approved

COMMITTEE FAVORS MILITARY PAY RISE, SPLITS ON AMOUNT; House Group Also Disagrees on the Formula by Which to Apply the Increase 3 PROPOSALS ARE OFFERED Bill Extending Draft Expected to Reach Floor Tomorrow --Stiff Fight Is Likely COMMITTEE FAVORS MILITARY PAY RISE

World News Summarized

Senate Backs Veteran Housing Bill, Limits Price Curb to New Building; SENATE VOTES 63-14 FOR GI HOUSING BILL Subsidy Fund Cut Is Beaten

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