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July 31, 1946

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Notable Births

1946Gary Lewis, American pop-rock musician^[†]

Gary Lewis is an American musician who was the leader of Gary Lewis & the Playboys.

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Headlines from July 31, 1946

FAVOR 5-YEAR BONDS AS FINAL LEAVE PAY; Conferees Agree on Provision That Securities Be Used for Insurance Payments Acceptable to Truman FOR 5-YEAR BONDS AS FINAL LEAVE PAY Conference Plan Explained

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

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Industrial Output Hit Peak In June, a Post-War Record; Small Declares Total This Month Is Likely to Reach All-Time Mark of 1941--Labor Supply Called Only Limiting Factor INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT AT POST-WAR PEAK Labor Shortage Feared

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

CPA Admr Small repts output peak, June; sees record vol of consumer goods probable for rest of yr; output statistics

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Soviet Gets Stronger Hand In Europe Under Proposals; RUSSIANS ACQUIRE POWER IN EUROPE

By Harold Callender By Cable To the New York Times

USSR hand seen strengthened by proposed Danubian States treaties

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CHARGE THAT $2,500 WAS FOR SERVICES IS DENIED BY COFFEE; Representative Assures War Profits Inquiry That It Was 'a Campaign Contribution' NO HOUSE REPORT, NO TAX He Disputes Contractor's Story That Deal Was Arranged at Foot of Capitol Stairs Between-Campaigns" Gift $2,500 for Campaign, Coffee Says; Accuser Calls It Free for Services No Mention" of Campaign Connally Assails Contractor Somervell Called to Stand TELLING THEIR STORIES TO THE MEAD COMMITTEE IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times.the New York Times (WASHINGTON BUREAU)

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Senate Freezes Payroll Tax at 1%; At Odds With House, Bill May Die; SENATORS FREEZE PAYROLL TAX AT 1% Possibility of Quorum Doubted

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

Sen votes payroll tax freeze; rejects Fed grants to States on matching basis; bill doom seen

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Molotov Surprises Parley By Backing Press Freedom; Aids Byrnes on Full Publicity of Conference, Committee Action--Three Baltic Foreign Ministers Admitted as Soviet Delegates MOLOTOV PRODUCES PARLEY SURPRISE

By P.j. Philip By Cable To the New York Times

aids Byrnes on full publicity of conf, rules com session

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Truman Orders Lynchers Found; Voices Horror at Georgia Crime; TRUMAN ORDERS LYNCHERS FOUND Ample Force of Agents Handbills to Tell of Rewards

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Group parades before White House in Ga lynchings protest

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SURPLUS SALES NET A BILLION ABROAD; Congress Gets Report on the Disposal of Items That Cost $3,612,177,000 Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. SURPLUS SALES NET A BILLION ABROAD Military Highways a Problem

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comr McCabe repts to Cong on overseas sales as of June 30

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ARMED FORCES CUT; Borders of the Danubian Nations and Finland Will Be Realigned TEXTS REVEAL DISCORD Three Countries Are Required to Pay $300,000,000 Each --Bulgar Cost Unsettled ARMED FORCES CUT IN PROPOSED PACTS RUMANIA HUNGARY BULGARIA FINLAND COMMON CLAUSES

By Kenneth Campbell By Cable To the New York Times

treaty draft provisions outlined; frontier changes noted

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RUSSIANS RELEASE 2 'LOST' AMERICANS; Cobin and Wyatt Vanished in Berlin on July 4--Red Army Had Denied Holding Them RUSSIANS RELEASE 2 'LOST' AMERICANS 2 German Women Freed

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Cobin, Wyatt and 2 Ger women returned to Keating

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TEL AVIV ISOLATED BY BRITISH TROOPS SEEKING TERRORISTS; 20,000 Screen All Residents --City Under 22-Hour 'Shootto-Kill' Curfew RegimeCITIZENS ARE COOPERATIVEOfficer Says Seized JewishAgency File Lists Membersof Suspected Groups Shoot-to-Kill" Curfew TEL AVIV ISOLATED BY BRITISH TROOPS Repeats Earlier Assurance City Surrounded Jaffa Let Almost Alone Beatings Alleged New Refugee Ship Reported

By Clifton Daniel By Wireless To the New York Times

on Brit troops search for terrorists in Tel Aviv

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