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September 14, 1946

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Drivers' Outlaw Walkout Affects 375 Large Stores; 1,000 of 1,700 United Parcel Delivery Men Quit, Demanding Pay for Time Lost as Result of General Trucking Strike

By Unknown Author

Part of Teamsters Union Local 804 membership walks out in dispute over payment for time lost because of truck strike; Local 804 exec bd lr to members orders them to be ready for work; charges former CIO dept store union officials absorbed into Local 804 foment strike; strike issues discussed; bd spurns rank-and-file com invitation to membership meeting

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NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT OF COAL OPERATORS HALTS MINE TALKS; With Northern Owners Ready to Meet Welfare Payments, the Southerners Balk SHAFTS' RETURN DELAYED Lewis Says Divergence Means Union Must Vote on Policy at Convention in October

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

Northern and Southern bituminous operators split on royalty issue; Lewis asks suspension of negotiations until UMWA conv considers proposals; views of operators groups on royalty issue compared

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Notable Births

Nazareth (band)

1946Pete Agnew, Scottish rock bassist and singer[†]

Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1968 that had many hit singles and albums in Canada, the United Kingdom, and a number of other European countries beginning in the early 1970s. The breadth of their popularity expanded internationally, including in the United States, with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog, which featured their hits "Hair of the Dog" and a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts". They have continued to record and tour internationally for more than 50 years.

1946Jim Angle, American soldier and journalist (died 2022)[†]

James Leslie Angle II, known as Jim Angle, was an American journalist and television reporter for Fox News and ABC News. He was part of Fox News' inaugural reporting lineup when the channel was established in 1996.

1946Wolfgang Sühnholz, German-American soccer player and coach (died 2019)[†]

Wolfgang Sühnholz was a German-American soccer coach and former player. He won in the 1971–72 Bundesliga with Bayern Munich and in 1976 the North-American Soccer Bowl with Toronto Metros-Croatia. Later he settled in the United States and worked as a coach.

1946Kjell Gjerseth, Norwegian novelist and journalist (died 2025)[†]

Kjell Gjerseth was a Norwegian political activist, novelist and journalist, a recipient of the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris and the Narvesen Prize.