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July 9, 1948
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Headlines from July 9, 1948
RAIL DISPUTE ENDS AS UNIONS ACCEPT COMPROMISE OFFER; 15 1/2C AN HOUR RISE Little Difference Is Seen in Pact and One Board Urged in March PRESIDENT HAILS ACCORD Intends to Return Railroads to Owners Soon -- Steelman's Efforts Lead to Agreement RAIL UNIONS ACCEPT COMPROMISE OFFER
unions accept retroactive 15c hrly pay rise and some rule changes; Pres Truman lauds negotiators; Govt to return rrs to private ownership; little difference between pact and one emergency bd urged in Mar seen
NEXT 60 DAYS HELD CRITICAL FOR TITO; His Victory Seen if He Lasts That Long, but Strong Soviet Ouster Effort Is Indicated NEXT 60 DAYS HELD CRITICAL FOR TITO
Tito's position discussed; next 60 days held critical
RIVAL FORCES GIRD; Israeli Move Accepting Cease-Fire Extension Is Rendered Futile MEDIATOR TO KEEP TRYING He Seeks a Neutral Jerusalem -- Some Fighting Is Resumed in Southern Palestine
Bernadotte asks both sides to hold fire
SAMSON'S OUSTER SET FOR TOMORROW; Rebels in Tammany Will Vote Rogers In as Leader -- Feud in Hall Grows SAMPSON OUSTER SET FOR TOMORROW
Tammany majority to keep Valente in race; Sampson and others appear before grand jury
Notable Births
1948Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian lawyer and politician, 15th Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs[โ ]
Noer Hassan Wirajuda is an Indonesian politician who was the foreign minister of Indonesia from 2001 to 2009. He served during the presidencies of Megawati Sukarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.