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1946Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, Spiritual Master, Head of Science of Spirituality[†]
Rajinder Singh is the head of the international, non-profit organization Science of Spirituality (SOS), also known in India as the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission. To his disciples he is known as Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj. Singh is known for his work toward promoting inner and outer peace through spirituality and meditation on the inner Light and Sound.
1946Pete Coors, American businessman and politician[†]
Peter Hanson Coors is an American businessman and politician. He formerly served as the chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Company and chairman of MillerCoors.
1946Markandey Katju, Indian lawyer and judge[†]
Markandey Katju is an Indian jurist and a former judge of Supreme Court of India. He also was chairman of the Press Council of India from 2011 to 2014. He is the son of politician Shiva Nath Katju and grandson of Kailash Nath Katju. He is the founder and patron of the Indian Reunification Association (IRA), an organisation that advocates for the peaceful reunification of what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh with India under a secular government.
1946The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II.[†]
The Cannes Film Festival, until 2003 called the International Film Festival, is considered the most prestigious film festival in the world.
1946Six days after a referendum, King Christian X of Denmark annuls the declaration of independence of the Faroe Islands.[†]
An independence referendum was held in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, on 14 September 1946. Although a narrow majority of valid votes were cast in favour of the proposal (50.7%), the number of invalid votes exceeded the winning margin. Although independence was declared by the Speaker of the Løgting on 18 September 1946, the declaration was not recognised by Denmark. King Christian X of Denmark dissolved the Løgting and called fresh elections, which were won by unionist parties. The islands were subsequently given a greater level of self-rule.
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President Truman "talking" (by teletype) with Secretary of State Byrnes in Paris yesterday for the first time since Secretary of Commerce Wallace delivered his controversial speech in New York last week, was said to have ...
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cites s effect on US Paris conferees
testimony to Price Decontrol Bd on dairy products noted
On adoption of 5-day work wk for NYS departmental employes
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Teamsters Union Local 282 refuses to return to work until co signs contract
Predicts tax revisions in '47; attacks Repubs talk of 20% income tax cut
food jettisoned from struck ships