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July 18, 1946

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Headlines from July 18, 1946

CHINESE REDS OPEN DRIVE ON YANGTZE; Communists' Forces Reported Close to Nanking and Only 50 Miles From Shanghai Close to Chief Cities CHINESE REDS OPEN DRIVE ON YANGTZE Secret Red Orders Seized Threat of Full-Scale War Attack on "Face" CHINESE FIGHT IN REGION OF THE CAPITAL

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Govt charges Communists launched offensive in Kiangsu Prov; Marshall and Chou conf; Govt repts liberation of Tsingtao-Tsinan rr; says captured Communist orders direct dilatory tactics; repts Communist threat around Nanking-Shanghai area; protests to Chou on Communist offensive; map

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BAKERS IN BRITAIN TO DEFY RATIONING; SAY IT WON'T WORK; Delivery Without Coupon Is Resolved Upon as Bread Quota Begins Sunday STRACHEY INVITES TALK Some Compromise Is Believed Possible--Debate on Issue Opens in Commons Today

By Mallory Browne By Wireless To the New York Times

Natl Master Bakers Assn to defy rationing order as unworkable; Strachey agrees to conf with reprs, but threatens fines or imprisonment for defying orders; bakers ready to meet threat; issue seen test for Labor Govt; Min Wilmot adamant on ration plan; Ulster bakery employes quit in protest against rationing; Govt seen establishing munic bakeries if revolt holds; Welsh protest petition offered, Commons; Labor MPs demand firm Govt stand

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Cong conf com deadlocked on amendment to OPA bill

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OPA TALKS STALLED WITHOUT DECISION; TAFT BARS CHANGES; House Group Blames Absentee Senators and Is Accused of Awaiting 'Magic Word' WARNING BY WHITE HOUSE Report of Reconversion Board Is Issued Urging Controls to Avert 'Dangerous Price Rises"

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times

Sens absenteeism delays conf action; Taft says he favors no compromise; OWMR advisory bd rept made pub; urges OPA revival for 1 yr and controls orderly termination

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GOVERNMENT SIGNS PACT WITH UNION OF MINE FOREMEN; Contract, First of Kind, Covers Four Pits of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. CORPORATION SUIT DEFIED But Accord Has Provision to Force Court Test if Firm Offers a Challenge Provision for Court Test GOVERNMENT SIGNS PACT ON FOREMEN Vetoed Bill Carried Ban Time Factors Stipulated Terms of Injunction Plea

By Louis Stark Special To the New York Times

Adm Moreell signs contract with United Clerical, Tech and Supervisory Workers covering mine supervisors of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp and clerical and tech workers of indus Collieries Corp despite Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp petition for injunction to restrain action; terms bind union to start ct action if co refuses to recognize contract; co rights safeguarded; wage terms; terms of injunction plea noted

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1946Kalpana Mohan, Indian actress (died 2012)^[†]

Kalpana was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi cinema in the 1960s. She featured alongside notable actors such as Shammi Kapoor in the film Professor (1962), Shashi Kapoor and Kishore Kumar in Pyar Kiye Jaa (1966), Dev Anand in Teen Devian, Pradeep Kumar in Saheli and Feroz Khan in Tasveer and Teesra Kaun.

Headlines from July 18, 1946

CHINESE REDS OPEN DRIVE ON YANGTZE; Communists' Forces Reported Close to Nanking and Only 50 Miles From Shanghai Close to Chief Cities CHINESE REDS OPEN DRIVE ON YANGTZE Secret Red Orders Seized Threat of Full-Scale War Attack on "Face" CHINESE FIGHT IN REGION OF THE CAPITAL

BAKERS IN BRITAIN TO DEFY RATIONING; SAY IT WON'T WORK; Delivery Without Coupon Is Resolved Upon as Bread Quota Begins Sunday STRACHEY INVITES TALK Some Compromise Is Believed Possible--Debate on Issue Opens in Commons Today

World News Summarized

OPA TALKS STALLED WITHOUT DECISION; TAFT BARS CHANGES; House Group Blames Absentee Senators and Is Accused of Awaiting 'Magic Word' WARNING BY WHITE HOUSE Report of Reconversion Board Is Issued Urging Controls to Avert 'Dangerous Price Rises"

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