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27-day old strike ends; union agrees to arbitrate; Mueller says possible discontinuance of WSB policies led to acceptance of arbitration
Berlin overwhelmingly repudiated the Communist-dominated Socialist Unity party yesterday in the first free elections held in the German capital in fourteen years. The Socialist Unity ticket was losing even in the Soviet sector. Social Democrats polled more than half of the first 40 per cent of the votes tabulated.
Moscow radio, in Eng-language broadcast, urges election of progressive candidates; commends those backed by CIO-PAC: attacks newspaper magnates campaign role
3 US Mil Govt bldgs, Stuttgart, bombed in 1st overt Ger underground activity; damage noted; Ger police and US Army officers ascribe bombings to organized group
US Under-Sec Acheson backs UN as only hope of achieving lasting peace; says differences can be composed; Sec Gen Lie hails forthcoming Assembly conf as world forum
1946Jane Heal, English philosopher and academic[†]
Barbara Jane Heal is a British philosopher, and since 2012, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.
1946Jim Hill, American football player and sportscaster[†]
James Webster Hill is an American sportscaster and former professional football player who is the lead sports anchor and sports director at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. He played as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).
1946Lux Interior, American singer-songwriter (died 2009)[†]
Erick Lee Purkhiser, better known by the stage name Lux Interior, was an American singer and a founding member of the American rock band the Cramps from 1976 until his death in 2009 at age 62.
1946Lee Loughnane, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player[†]
Lee David Loughnane is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for being one-third of Chicago's brass/woodwind section alongside James Pankow and Walter Parazaider.