A desire among the 2,800 employes of the Press Publishing Company to prevent the extinction of The Morning, Sunday and Evening World, to which many of them have given a lifetime and upon which all have depended for their livelihood, took the...

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1931Ally MacLeod, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2004)^[†]

Alistair Reid MacLeod was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is perhaps best known for his time as the Scotland national football team manager, including their appearance at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. MacLeod played as a left winger for Third Lanark, St Mirren, Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian and Ayr United. He then managed Ayr United, Aberdeen, Scotland, Motherwell, Airdrieonians and Queen of the South.

1931Robert Novak, American journalist and author (died 2009)^[†]

Robert David Sanders Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspapers before serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he became a reporter for the Associated Press and then for The Wall Street Journal. He teamed up with Rowland Evans in 1963 to start Inside Report, which became the longest running syndicated political column in U.S. history and ran in hundreds of papers. They also started the Evans-Novak Political Report, a notable biweekly newsletter, in 1967.

1931Josephine Tewson, English actress (died 2022)^[†]

Josephine Ann Tewson was an English actress, known for her roles in British television sitcoms and comedies. She portrayed Edna Hawkins on Shelley (1979–1982), Jane Travers in Clarence (1988), and Miss Lucinda Davenport in Last of the Summer Wine (2003–2010). She portrayed the frequently put-upon neighbour Elizabeth "Liz" Warden in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995). Tewson's professional career lasted more than 65 years, from 1952 until her retirement in 2019.

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1931Otto Wallach, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1847)^[†]

Otto Wallach was a German chemist and recipient of the 1910 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on alicyclic compounds.

Headlines from February 26, 1931

Sheppard Offers a Bill to Ban Fruit Juices; Would Amend Dry Law to Prevent Their Sale

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