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August 11, 1946

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Notable Births

1946John Conlee, American singer-songwriter^[†]

John Wayne Conlee is an American country music singer.

1946Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author^[†]

Marilyn vos Savant is an American magazine columnist who has the highest recorded intelligence quotient (IQ) in the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. Since 1986, she has written "Ask Marilyn", a Parade magazine Sunday column wherein she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects, and which popularized the Monty Hall problem in 1990.

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Headlines from August 11, 1946

GIRDLER ORDERED TO RETURN BONUS; Cleveland Court Holds Firms Are Run for Stockholders', Not Managements' Profit

By Unknown Author

G N Nelson articles

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War Surplus Warehouse Headed by Flynn Protege; SURPLUS DISPOSER

By Will Lissner

Cited as pol sponsor of L Gerosa

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22 Hurt in Crash On Mt. Washington

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NH: runaway flat car crashes into passenger train, Mt Washington, Gorham; 22 hurt

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Soviet Drops Bid for 'Tirana After Angry Debate in Paris; PRINCIPALS IN PEACE PARLEY DEBATE OVER ALBANIA

By Harold Callender By Cable To the New York Times

USSR requests that Albania be permitted to discuss Ital treaty at conf

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World News Summarized

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Premier Gasperi pleads for fairer peace, s to conf session

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PALESTINE VESSELS WARNED OF ARREST BY BRITISH FLEET; WAITING TO BE QUESTIONED BY THE BRITISH IN PALESTINE

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gets Brit offer to modify terms on Arab participation in Palestine conf

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U.S. Will Invoke Penalties On 'Too High' Building Pay; WAB Sets Deadline for Midnight, When Contractors Must Roll Back Rates to June 30--Extras May Be Placed in Escrow

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Wage Adjustment Bd announce end of immunity against penalties for payment of higher-than-approved wages; rates roll back to June 30th level; bd chmn Hill explains delays in processing requests for wage increases

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2 U. S. ENVOYS FIND PEACE IMPOSSIBLE IN CHINA CIVIL WAR; Marshall and Stuart Warn of a Conflict That May Get Beyond Leaders' Control LOCAL RULE IS BIG ISSUE Chou, Red Negotiator, Calls the Situation Even Worse Than Americans Charge

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

Gen Marshall and Amb Stuart statement says it looks impossible for Communists and Kuomintang to reach settlement; text; Gen Chou says situation is more serious than expressed in statement; deadlock causes revd; Nanking says Marshall will return to US Sept 15; Communists hold US responsible for Govt air force attacks; Moscow Izvestia assails US role

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