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May 16, 1946

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RAIL DOUBTS GROW; Little Hope Is Now Felt of an Agreement Friday as President Asked STRIKE TO MISS ONE ROAD Unions Exempt Illinois Central, Now in U.S. Hands--General Seizure Seems Sure

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

mgt and brotherhood reprs rept no progress; negotiations continue; mgt believed preparing counter-offer; ODT comment on invocation of seizure order; brotherhood announces strike call will not apply to Illinois Central RR, in Govt possession since Aug '45

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Truman Calls Coal Groups Again After Making No Gain; Operators Reject Welfare Fund Proposal, So White House Conferences Avail Nothing--New Parley Today

By Louis Stark Special To the New York Times

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STALEMATE HOLDS; Byrnes Fails in Attempt to Have Date Set for Full Peace Talks UNABLE TO MOVE MOLOTOV Russian Insists on Big-Power Accord First--Council May End This Session Today

By C.l. Sulzberger By Cable To the New York Times

conf end seen as stalemate holds

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BI-PARTISAN DRIVE OPENED IN SENATE FOR STRONG DRAFT; Administration Chiefs Back Gurney on Year's Extension Without Teen-Age Curb OUTLOOK IS NOT BRIGHT Thomas of Utah Would Put Merger Issue First--Truman Statement Due Today

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

Seeks armed services unification issue consideration, Sen, before draft extension issue

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U.S.Tokyo Aide Tells Russian We Frown on Communism; Atcheson Declares It Is Not Favored at Home or for Japan--Says May Day Manifesto Was Foreign-Inspired

By Burton Crane By Wireless To the New York Times

serves notice on USSR that US does not favor communism in Japan or US; says Jap May Day manifesto appears foreign-inspired

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Notable Births

1946John Law, English sociologist and academic^[†]

John Law, is a sociologist and science and technology studies scholar, currently on the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University. Law coined the term Actor-Network Theory (ANT) in 1992 when synthesising work done with colleagues at the Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation. He remained one of the leading proponents of this theory together with Madeleine Akrich, Michel Callon and Bruno Latour.

1946Robert Fripp, English guitarist, songwriter and producer^[†]

Robert Fripp is an English musician, composer, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and only constant member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, the Roches, Talking Heads, and David Sylvian. He also composed the startup sound of Windows Vista, in collaboration with Tucker Martine and Steve Ball. His discography includes contributions to more than 700 official releases.

Notable Deaths

1946Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (born 1890)^[†]

Bruno Emil Tesch was a German chemist and entrepreneur. Together with Gerhard Peters and Walter Heerdt, he invented the insecticide Zyklon B. He was the owner of Tesch & Stabenow, a pest control company he co-founded in 1924 with Paul Stabenow in Hamburg, Germany. During the Holocaust, Tesch sold vast quantities of Zyklon B, utilising his pesticide as a way to commit genocide. Over 1.1 million people were murdered by the Nazis using Zyklon B. A former employee of Tesch later said he was motivated not by ideology, but financial gain.