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Sen E Thomas in wire demands that limit be set on losses in a commodity in 1 day
Lands at Rukhlovo and Khabarovsk; takes off for Alaska
First shot-gun bandits sentenced to lash and jail, to end wave of hold-ups
Post, W, flight
1933Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)[†]
Buddy Wayne Knox was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1957 rock and roll hit song, "Party Doll".
1933Cormac McCarthy, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2023)[†]
Cormac McCarthy was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterised by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.
1933Rex Williams, English snooker player[†]
Desmond Rex Williams is an English retired professional billiards and snooker player. He was the second player to make an official maximum break in snooker, achieving this in an exhibition match in December 1965. Williams won the World Professional Billiards Championship from Clark McConachy in 1968, the first time that the title had been contested since 1951. Williams retained the title in several challenge matches in the 1970s and, after losing it to Fred Davis in 1980, regained it from 1982 to 1983.