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April 23, 1946

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CITY SPEEDS HOMES FOR 10,000 FAMILIES IN HOUSES NOW IDLE; Mayor Acts Promptly on Basis of New State Law--Council to Hold Special Meeting INDUCEMENTS TO OWNERS Realty Interests, Labor and U.S. Agencies Promise Aid --Rent Ceilings to Be Set

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O'Dwyer appts Moses and com to act on rehabilitation of unused homes; new State law granting tax relief to owners spurs move; Saxl survey of empty bldgs discussed at conf with agency heads, realty and labor leaders; O'Dwyer radio s explains plan

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Notable Births

Blair Brown

1946Blair Brown, American actress[†]

Bonnie Blair Brown is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play Copenhagen on Broadway, the leading actress in the films Altered States (1980), Continental Divide (1981) and Strapless (1989), as well as a run as the title character in the comedy-drama television series The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, which ran from 1987 to 1991 and earned her four consecutive Outstanding Comedy Series Actress Emmy Award nominations. Her later roles include Nina Sharp on the Fox television series Fringe and Judy King on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

1946Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (died 2014)[†]

Carlton Alex Sherwood was an American journalist who produced the anti-John Kerry film Stolen Honor. Sherwood served on two news teams which were responsible for the award of the Pulitzer Prize and the Peabody Award to their organizations.

Historical Events

Manuel Roxas

1946Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.[†]

Manuel Acuña Roxas was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946, to July 4, 1946, and became the first President of the Independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.