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September 11, 1948

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48,000 Hear Wallace Assert Prejudice Will Fail in South; Progressive Candidate Calls Tour 'Success,' With Unsegregated Rallies in South -- Meeting Nets More Than $100,000 65,000 PAY $78,000 TO HEAR WALLACE

By James A. Hagerty

Wallace repts on Southern tour, Yankee Stadium rally, NYC; says real significance of Southern tour was ability to hold 2 doz nonsegregated meetings; describes violence and hate; discusses civil liberties; comments on liberals and labor leaders who back Truman; Rev J H Melish gives invocation; Marcantonio, Isacson, Mrs A B Jackson, O J Rogge and L Pressmen also s at rally

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QUEUILLE IS BACKED BY VOTE OF 351-196; ASKS A STERN PLAN; Party Truce in France Gives Premier Strength to Begin Formation of Cabinet SOME GAULLISTS LEND AID Vigorous Financial Program Calls for Creation of 80 Billion in New Resources QUEUILLE BACKED BY VOTE OF 351-196

By Lansing Warrenspecial To the New York Times

Queuille backed by Assembly, 351-196

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Appeal on Berlin To U.N. Indicated

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Reports circulated here tonight said that the Western powers would take up the Berlin issue again in Moscow and, if that failed, they would put the question before the United Nations. Official confirmation was lacking.

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AIR FORCE PUSHES $200,000,000 PLAN FOR PLANE ARSENAL; Urges Immediate Use of Funds to Expand Construction of Jet Bombers, Fighters INCLUDES GUIDED MISSILES $103,600,000 Is Approved, $96,000,000 More Awaits Sanction by Truman AIR FORCE PUSHES ARSENAL OF PLANES

By Walter H. Waggonerspecial To the New York Times

figures released on manpower growth in last yr

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RECORD BERLIN LIFT THWARTS RUSSIANS; Mark of 5,000 Tons in Day Set -- U.S. Rejects Soviet Demand for Advance Flight Data VAST GERMAN THRONG DEFYING RUSSIANS IN BERLIN RECORD BERLIN LIFT THWARTS RUSSIANS

By Drew Middletownspecial To the New York Times

air lift sets new high of 5,000 tons in day despite USSR fighters activity

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1948John Martyn, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009)^[†]

Iain David McGeachy, known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. The Times described him as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues".

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1948Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (born 1876)^[†]

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947 and then as Pakistan's first governor-general until his death a year later in 1948.

Headlines from September 11, 1948

48,000 Hear Wallace Assert Prejudice Will Fail in South; Progressive Candidate Calls Tour 'Success,' With Unsegregated Rallies in South -- Meeting Nets More Than $100,000 65,000 PAY $78,000 TO HEAR WALLACE

QUEUILLE IS BACKED BY VOTE OF 351-196; ASKS A STERN PLAN; Party Truce in France Gives Premier Strength to Begin Formation of Cabinet SOME GAULLISTS LEND AID Vigorous Financial Program Calls for Creation of 80 Billion in New Resources QUEUILLE BACKED BY VOTE OF 351-196

Appeal on Berlin To U.N. Indicated

AIR FORCE PUSHES $200,000,000 PLAN FOR PLANE ARSENAL; Urges Immediate Use of Funds to Expand Construction of Jet Bombers, Fighters INCLUDES GUIDED MISSILES $103,600,000 Is Approved, $96,000,000 More Awaits Sanction by Truman AIR FORCE PUSHES ARSENAL OF PLANES

RECORD BERLIN LIFT THWARTS RUSSIANS; Mark of 5,000 Tons in Day Set -- U.S. Rejects Soviet Demand for Advance Flight Data VAST GERMAN THRONG DEFYING RUSSIANS IN BERLIN RECORD BERLIN LIFT THWARTS RUSSIANS

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