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May 31, 1946

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Notable Births

1946Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic^[†]

Millard Robert E. Theodore Baehr is an American media critic and chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission, a division of Good News Communications, Inc. He is publisher and editor-in-chief of Movieguide, a website and biweekly journal that evaluates motion pictures and other entertainment products from a Christian perspective on suitability for family consumption. He also hosts nationally and internationally syndicated Movieguide radio and television programs.

1946Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire^[†]

Stephen Anthony Bucknor, OJ is a Jamaican former international cricket umpire.

1946Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (died 2009)^[†]

Krista Kilvet was an Estonian radio journalist, politician and diplomat.

1946Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman^[†]

Debbie Moore OBE is an English retired model and businesswoman who founded the Pineapple Dance Studios and its associated clothing brand. She was the first woman to float a company on the London Stock Exchange and in 1984 was an early winner of the prestigious Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of The Year Award.

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Maritime Unions Ask 22-35c Rise And a 40-Hour Week at Parley; 7 MARITIME UNIONS DEMAND 22-35C RISE Basic Demands Set Forth

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, May 30--Demands for increases ranging from 22 to 35 cents an hour in basic wages were discussed today by spokesmen for three employer groups and seven maritime unions ...

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GEORGIA ORDERS ACTION TO REVOKE CHARTER OF KLAN; Federal Lien Also Put on File to Collect Income Taxes Dating Back to 1921 ARNALL REPORTS THREATS Governor Warns of a Special Session if Needed to Enact 'De-Hooding' Measures Tells of Phone Threats Georgia Acts to Crush the Klan; Federal Tax Lien Also Is Filed

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Fed tax lien against Ku Klux Klan for money allegedly due Govt, '21-24 and '46, filed, Fulton County Superior Ct, Atlanta, Ga

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Petrillo Job Fund Now $1,000,000; Case Bill Protest Sent to Truman; PETRILLO JOB FUND NOW IS $1,000,000

By Jack Gould

Petrillo repts job fund from record royalties at 1 million dollars; recording and radio industries ponder Case Bill effect on existing AFM pacts

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JAPAN OCCUPATION CHEAPEST IN MEN; RUSSIANS USE MOST; MacArthur Headquarters Puts Ratio of Force to Population at Only .25 Per Cent GARRISON CUT TO 190,000 Soviet Troops in Austria Held Most Numerous at 6.6%-- Chinese Going to Nagoya Chinese Division Expected Japan Occupied at Lowest Cost To Allies, Tokyo Officials Assert

By Lindesay Parrott By Wireless To the New York Times

Ratio of occupation troops to native population discussed; table

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Hard Coal Talks Fail to Halt Walkout of 75,000 Miners; Both Sides Have Been Sparring HARD COAL TALKS FAIL TO STOP STRIKE

By Unknown Author

Negotiating committees representing the United Mine Workers, American Federation of Labor, and anthracite operators resumed conferences yesterday, but whatever progress might have been achieved was not enough to halt the strike of 75,000 hard ...

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MARSHALL PLEADS FOR PEACE IN CHINA; U.S. Envoy Warns of an 'Even Greater Calamity' Than the Second World War MARSHALL PLEADS FOR PEACE IN CHINA

By Henry R. Lieberman By Wireless To the New York Times

situation analyzed

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COAL STRIKE BLOW AT OUTPUT GOAL; Small Says Country's Economy Will Bear Scars of Stoppage for Months to Come COAL STRIKE BLOW AT OUTPUT GOAL Says Crops Will Be Lost Consumer Spending Sets Record

By Charles E. Egan Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, May 30--The bituminous coal strike cost the country an estimated $2,000,000,000 in lost production and the American economy will bear scars of the stoppage for "a great many months to come," John D. Small, Administrator of Civilian Production, stated today.

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