Disasters tally from 1946 airliner and disaster events
A contemporaneous recap lists 1946 disasters with airliner crashes, apartment fires, hotel fires, train wrecks, and storms. Entries name locations such as Kansas City Missouri Oklahoma City Yukon Seward Alaska and Richmond and note casualties ranging from single deaths to dozens, including aircrew and civilians.
Historic sports and political timeline hits record highs
A sweeping 20th century recap lists Stanley’s season opening, record attendance at openings, Major League baseball sales and trades, boxing title bouts, golf wins by Mangrum and Betz, and political milestones from World War II to postwar policy. It highlights Joe Louis title defense, Cardinal pennant, Wimbledon wins, and national strikes with key figures like Byron Nelson, Pauline Betz, and Harold L. Ickes.
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News Stories of 1946 Top Ten Highlights
Nation sweeps power in elections. Paris peace talks progress with 21 nations. Navy tests atom bombs at Bikini. U N atom group warns on peace. Kidnapping and murder of Suzanne Degnan shocks Chicago. Major strikes and policy shifts shape postwar year. Major figures include Wallace resignation calls and Lilienthal appointment. Shipyard and price board actions reflect wartime rollbacks. Multiple notable deaths noted in obituaries.
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Nation’s Weekly
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Baruch
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Suzanne Degnan
Chicago
Wartime diplomacy and front-line clashes dominate world news
A lengthy, era-spanning digest lists truces, elections, battles and diplomacy. Highlights include USSR five-year plan announcements, China Manchuria conflicts, Iran Iran Azerbaijan fighting, Greece monarchist vote, and U.N. and world body actions on Iran, Palestine, and atomic weapons amid a global civil war backdrop.
Change in Russian policy misleads world, warns editor
The article argues that Soviet diplomacy at the New York meetings misleads about disarmament and peace costs, while Communism gains ground worldwide. It cites shifts on site choices, funding, and veto use, noting gains in Latin America Europe and France Italy Britain, with Russia seeking leverage and the United States paying a larger share.
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