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August 31, 1946

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Truck Tie-Up On Tonight; Mayor's Peace Move Fails; Union Accepts O'Dwyer's Terms to Avert a Walkout at Midnight, but Employers Reject It--Railroad Embargo Set

By Lawrence Resner

O'Dwyer's settlement attempt fails; proposed terms including 18 1/2c ???ly wage rise accepted by union but rejected by employers; criticized by Adelizzi, statement; union appts com to pass on movement of vital items; AAR sets embargo; truck strike threat, Baltimore, noted; NJ drivers to refuse to transport shipments to NYC if tie-up develops

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Ann Coffey

1946Ann Coffey, Scottish social worker and politician[โ€ ]

Margaret Ann Coffey is a British former politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport from 1992 to 2019. A former member of the Labour Party, she defected to form Change UK.

Jerome Corsi

1946Jerome Corsi, American conspiracy theorist and author[โ€ ]

Jerome Robert Corsi is an American conspiracy theorist and author. His two New York Times best-selling books, Unfit for Command (2004) and The Obama Nation (2008), attacked Democratic presidential candidates and have been criticized for inaccuracies.

Tom Coughlin

1946Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach[โ€ ]

Thomas Richard Coughlin is an American former football coach and executive of the National Football League (NFL). He was the head coach for the New York Giants from 2004 to 2015. He led the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, both times against the New England Patriots. Coughlin was also the inaugural head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, serving from 1995 to 2002 and leading the team to two AFC Championship Game appearances. Prior to his head coaching career in the NFL, he was head coach of the Boston College Eagles football team from 1991 to 1993, and served in a variety of coaching positions in the NFL as well as coaching and administrative positions in college football.