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August 12, 1946

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Notable Births

1946Terry Nutkins, English television host and author (died 2012)^[†]

Terence Paul Nutkins was an English naturalist. He appeared in the UK children's programmes Animal Magic, The Really Wild Show, Brilliant Creatures and Growing Up Wild.

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Headlines from August 12, 1946

374 Complaints Allege GI's Misuse Surplus Priorities; WAA Says Scarcities Have Resulted in Use of Many Veterans as 'Fronts'--Sales Investigations Mount to 1,200

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WAA repts on investigation of 374 complaints of priority misuse

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World News Summarized

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Swarm of Mysterious Rockets Is Seen Over Capital of Sweden; Swarm of Mysterious Rockets Is Seen Over Capital of Sweden

By Cable To the New York Times

Mysterious swarm of rockets passes over Stockholm from southeast to northwest; Washington, DC, rept believes missiles come from Ger rocket test site at Peenemunde in USSR occupation zone

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Port Authority Reports Rise Of 10.4% in Use of Facilities; 2,000-Tons-a-Day Capacity

By Unknown Author

survey discussed

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YUGOSLAVS FORCE U.S. AIR TRANSPORT TO LAND IN MEADOW; Fighter Planes Overtake C-47 Heading for the Frontier-- Two in Craft Injured BELGRADE FILES PROTEST Charges American Aviators Violate Sovereignty--List 176 Flights in 7 Months

By Wireless To the New York Times

YUGOSLAVIA: Yugoslav fighter planes force down US C-47 plane flying from Vienna to Italy; plane lands near Ljubljana badly damaged; 2 hurt; Yugoslavia protests to US against alleged violations of territory by US planes; lists 176 flights in 7 mos; US officials, Rome, silent on charge; incident marks 1st use of armed force against US plane by a Eur nation since war end

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Haifa Port Area Isolated; 2 New Refugee Ships Near; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SEEKING TO ENTER PALESTINE

By Julian Louis Meltzer By Wireless To the New York Times

Sighted off Palestine with refugees

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Byrnes Sends Times To Molotov as Proof

By Cable To the New York Times

Sec Byrnes sends Molotov NY Times Aug 7 issue containing complete tests of Byrnes-Molotov ss on free press issue, Paris Peace Conf

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BYRNES TO OPPOSE ANY MOVE TO HALT PARIS CONFERENCE; Americans Say Peace Making Is More Important Than Anything on U.N. Agenda FEAR DELAYS BY SOVIET Observers Suggest Russians Would Hold Up the Treaties to Prolong Occupation

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

USSR aim to prolong occupation seen as reason for delaying tactics at Paris Peace Conf

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NAVY ROBOT NEAR TO FLY A-BOMBS; Speeds of Several Thousand Miles an Hour Being Built Into Pilotless Aircraft

By Robert F. Whitney Special To the New York Times

Navy rept on progress of guided missiles program

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PORTER PROMISES PRICE FLEXIBILITY ON EVE OF HEARING; Says OPA Will Let Ceilings Rise as Justified, Obeying Law's Spirit and Letter BARS PLAGUING INDUSTRY Full Production in Interim Is Urged--Decontrol Board to Consider Grains Today

By Charles E. Egan Special To the New York Times

labor, indus and consumer groups bombard bd with pleas on eve of hearings

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BLUNDER BY SOVIET IN AUSTRIA IMPLIED; American Says Seizures Before Nationalizing Law Blocked Objections to Measure

By Albion Ross By Wireless To the New York Times

US spokesman sees LSSR blunder in seizures; notes role of seizures in Allied Council debate on nationalization law; USSR, US and Brit views contrasted

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Tennessee Veterans Limit Fees In Fight to Put Officials on Salary; GI'S IN TENNESSEE LIMIT OWN FEES

By Harold B. Hinton Special To the New York Times

veterans efforts to get counties to support coalition tickets cited

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