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Striking engineering officers of the merchant marine will vote today and tonight on a new contract negotiated with shipping employers of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
Delegates from fifty-one countries will convene in the New York City Building at Flushing Meadow Park at 4 P.M. today in the opening meeting of the second part of the first session of the United Nations General Assembly. President Truman will address the delegates at 4:30. [1:8.]
pol effects of J L Lewis demand for Govt reopening of soft coal contract noted
Argentine curb on food shipments since end of Villarroel regime linked to reptd Villarroel-Peron collaboration; embarrassment to Govt cited; Communist role in Villarroel regime noted
Dewey assails view that funds will aid program; calls materials and labor main need; urges support for Housing Proposition No, 1
1946Graeme Barker, English archaeologist and academic[â ]
Graeme William Walter Barker, is a British archaeologist, notable for his work on the Italian Bronze Age, the Roman occupation of Libya, and landscape archaeology. Having taught at the University of Sheffield and the University of Leicester, he was Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 2004 to 2014.
1946Alicia Borinsky, Argentine writer[â ]
Alicia Borinsky, is a US-based Argentine novelist, poet and literary critic. Alicia Borinsky is professor of Latin American and Comparative Literature and Director of the Writing in the Americas Program at Boston University. Her critical work has helped frame the discussion about the writers of the Latin American Boom or Boom latinoamericano, an important movement in Latin American literature. Among her other scholarly achievements is the introduction of the figure of Macedonio FernĂĄndezâBorgesâs masterâto a wider reading public, the exploration of the intersection between literary theory, cultural and gender studies and numerous works about poetry, Latino writers and World literature. Borinsky was named to the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (ANLE) and awarded the "Enrique Anderson Imbert Prize" in recognition of her lifelong dedication to Arts and Literature."
1946Mel MartĂnez, American lawyer and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[â ]
MelquĂades Rafael Ruiz MartĂnez is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007. Previously, MartĂnez served as the 12th secretary of housing and urban development from 2001 to 2004 under President George W. Bush. MartĂnez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. He announced he was resigning as general chairman of the Republican National Committee on October 19, 2007.
1946MiklĂłs NĂ©meth, Hungarian javelin thrower[â ]
MiklĂłs NĂ©meth is a Hungarian Olympic champion and former world record holder in the javelin throw.