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conf with operators on financial handling of mines
About 80 to 85 per cent of the 350,000 to 400,000 commuters who come into New York City daily got home before the railroad strike was called last night.
issues emergency orders for use of naval vessels in rr strike
USSR radio announces withdrawal completed on May 9; broadcast made day after UN Security Council debate on issue; situation discussed; Brit reaction noted
Sen adopts Byrd measure for joint employer-union adm of welfare funds
1946Tansu Ăiller, Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey[â ]
Tansu Ăiller is a Turkish academic, economist, and politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey from 1993 to 1996. She was Turkey's only female prime minister. As the leader of the True Path Party, she went on to concurrently serve as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1996 and 1997.
1946Jesualdo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer and manager[â ]
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira is a Portuguese football manager.
1946Irena SzewiĆska, Russian-Polish sprinter (died 2018)[â ]
Irena SzewiĆska was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost track athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events. She won a total of seven Olympic medals including three golds. She is the only athlete in history, male or female, to have held the world record in the 100 m, the 200 m and the 400 m events. She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year four times. In 2016, she was awarded Poland's highest decoration, the Order of the White Eagle.