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November 3, 1946
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JAPANESE RECEIVE NEW CONSTITUTION FROM THE EMPEROR; Hirohito Promulgates Organic Law in Rescript to Nation --Reduces Own Status BIG CELEBRATION PLANNED Amnesty Accorded to 330,000 Prisoners--Allied Leaders Sound a Warning Note
By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times
promulgates new Const, radio s; Imperial Amnesty, freeing 300,000 prisoners, announced; Royal Family to rev parade before Imperial Palace
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LEHMAN ATTACKS DEWEY ON HOUSING; Declares That He Started the State Program but His Successor Takes Credit
By William R. Conklin
H H Lehman attacks Gov Dewey record; charges he takes credit for program begun under Dems, radio s
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TRUMAN ASKS BAN ON WAR THOUGHTS; Addressing Comrades of First World War, He Says Atom Bomb Requires Peace
By William S. White Special To the New York Times
Pres Truman says atom bomb has made war so terrible we must have peace, s, World War I, 35th Div
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Nickel Implicates 5 as 'Partners'; Second Man Seized; Others Sought; 5 'PARTNERS' LISTED IN MAMMOTH FRAUD
By Unknown Author
Nickel names confederates in confession; police hold I Rapoport for conspiracy, grand larceny, and forgery; seek J Collins; turning Nickel over to Kings County Dist Atty, Miami, illus
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Notable Births
1946Reinhard Karl, German mountaineer, photographer, and author (died 1982)[†]
Reinhard Karl was a German mountaineer, photographer, and writer.
1946Wataru Takeshita, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 2021)[†]
Wataru Takeshita was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kakeya, Shimane and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 2000. His elder brother was former prime minister Noboru Takeshita.
Historical Events
1946The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.[†]
The Constitution of Japan is the supreme law of Japan. Written primarily by American civilian officials during the occupation of Japan after World War II, it was adopted on 3 November 1946 and came into effect on 3 May 1947, succeeding the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The constitution consists of a preamble and 103 articles grouped into 11 chapters. It is based on the principles of popular sovereignty, with the Emperor of Japan as the symbol of the state; pacifism and the renunciation of war; and individual rights.