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June 23, 1946

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Notable Births

1946Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach^[†]

Julian Hipwood is a British polo player and coach.

1946Ted Shackelford, American actor^[†]

Theodore Tillman Shackelford III is an American actor, known for his roles on television. He played Gary Ewing in the CBS prime time soap operas Dallas and its spin-off Knots Landing (1979–1993), and had a recurring role portraying twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless (2006—2015).

Historical Events

1946The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.^[†]

The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake struck Vancouver Island on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on June 23 at 10:15 a.m. with a magnitude estimated at 7.0 Ms and 7.5 Mw. The main shock epicenter occurred in the Forbidden Plateau area northwest of Courtenay. While most of the large earthquakes in the Vancouver area occur at tectonic plate boundaries, the 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a crustal event. Shaking was felt from Portland, Oregon, to Prince Rupert, British Columbia. This is one of the most damaging earthquakes in the history of British Columbia, but damage was restricted because there were no heavily populated areas near the epicentre, where severe shaking occurred.

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VETERANS TO GET HOMES IN SEAGATE; Waxman Interests Start Work on 150 Units in Project Costing $2,500,000

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Plans veterans homes development, Seagate, Bklyn

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QUEENS LAND SOLD TO BUILDING FIRMS FOR NEW HOUSING; Muss Brothers Planning 200 Dwellings at Beechhurst View in Flushing Area SALE AT ALLEY POND PARK Manhattan Interests Acquire 39 Acres for Development to Cost $7,500,000 Manhattan Builders Get Site Bayside and Flushing Sales

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Plans Queens homes developments

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Mexico Offers Gold Bars At $36.92-an-Ounce Basis

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MEXICO CITY, June 22--The Bank of Mexico offered gold bars for sale today with permission for export at 5,750 paper pesos a kilo, or about $36.92 a troy ounce, compared with the price of $35 a troy ounce in effect in the United States.

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POLLET IS A PUZZLE; The Cardinals Foil a Steal but Fail to Get the Runner DODGERS SET BACK BY THE CARDS, 5-1

By Roscoe McGowenthe New York Times

The pennant race in the National League, which Flatbush fans rather thought was settled Friday night, was unsettled again at Ebbets Field yesterday for 31,090 of them and the unsettling was painful indeed.

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Veeck Buys the Indians; Price Up to $2,000,000; A FORMER MARINE NEW OWNER OF THE INDIANS

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club sold; purchase price reptd UP to $2,000,000; Veeck succeeds Bradley as pres; new dirs and stockholders named; Veeck silent on change of mgrs

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BYRNES ASKS A SHOWDOWN, BIDS MINISTERS FACE ISSUES AND SUMMON PEACE PARLEY; END TO TALK URGED U.S. Secretary Calls for Settlement of Italian Frontiers Tomorrow BEVIN SUGGESTS DEADLINE Wants Council to Complete Session by Friday--Molotov Defers Definite Reply

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

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LUMBER IMPORTS TO SPUR HOUSING; Prefabrication Abroad Enables Other Countries to Produce for Export

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Wyatt sees program aided by increasing lumber imports

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INVESTORS ACQUIRE SIX OLD BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN AREA; Syndicate Purchases Blockfront on Water St. Held byNoyes for Over 30 YearsMIDTOWN PARCEL IS SOLDOperator Adds Building onEast 48th St. Near RadioCity to Holdings

By Maurice Foley

A downtown property, a large part of which had been held by the seller for more than thirty years for the purpose of improvement with a tall building, passed to new control in a deal announced yesterday. The holding covers an entire blockfront on Water Street, ...

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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE RIALTO; Edith Atwater

By Lewis Funketaibot

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CONNECTICUT HOMES SOLD; New Yorkers Buy Houses at Westport and North New Haven

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Col. Frank R. Meade of New York City bought the residence and twenty-six acres of Mrs. Alden H. Vose in Westport, Conn., according to Previews, Inc. ...

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WHEAT HOLD-BACK IS CHARGED TO OPA; Confusing Pricing and Sale Rulings Seen Responsible for Farmers' 'Strike' DIRECTIVES ARE RESENTED Black Marketeers Buy Grain at Above Ceiling or by Use of False Invoicing Little Grain Moving Higher Ceilings Awaited WHEAT HOLD-BACK BLAMED ON OPA

By J.h. Carmical

Under the impact of rulings by the Office of Price Administration and other Government agencies, a confusing situation has developed in the nation's grain markets, with many wheat growers refusing to sell their cereal at the present ceiling.

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