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Reuther warns new wage demands may be made unless inflation is controlled; says union will study reopening contracts where clauses exist
House com hears testimony on S G Smith dealings in surplus cutting tools
increases price ceilings on truck trailers
War Dept reveals plans to test new bullet-repelling armor
FPHA cuts veterans projects; rising costs cited as exhausting Fed funds; Kervick orders cuts, lr to M H Tretter; progress of coll units outlined
1946Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan[†]
Masoud Barzani is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017.
1946Lesley Ann Warren, American actress[†]
Lesley Ann Warren is an American actress and singer.
1946Mass riots in Kolkata begin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours.[†]
Direct Action Day was the day the All-India Muslim League decided to take a "direct action" using general strikes and economic shut down to demand a separate Muslim homeland after the British exit from India. Also known as the 1946 Calcutta Riots and Great Calcutta Killings, it soon became a day of communal violence in Calcutta. It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta in the Bengal province of British India. The day also marked the start of what is known as The Week of the Long Knives. While there is a certain degree of consensus on the magnitude of the killings, including their short-term consequences, controversy remains regarding the exact sequence of events, the various actors' responsibility and the long-term political consequences.
1946The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.[†]
The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress (AHTUC) was a trade union centre in the Hyderabad State. Affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress, it claimed a membership of around 72,000. The trade union centre, which was aligned with the Communist Party of India, was one of the organisations that took part in the Telangana Rebellion against the Nizam regime.