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October 4, 1937

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JAPANESE ADVANCE ON SHANGHAI FRONT; GAIN ALSO IN NORTH; Drive Foe Back Near Liuhang, Capturing 36 Small Villages--Shells Fall in U. S. Sector

By Unknown Author

On Shanghai front Japanese gain in Liuhang-Lotien sector, aided by warships and planes; to drive toward Naziang and Kiating; Chinese reptd withdrawing on all fronts west of Kiangwan; map; Chapei and Hongkew sectors unchanged; Japanese to permit former Hongkew residents to remove belongings; apologize after protest for shelling area held by U S Marines; R Nelson, Amer, wounded; evacuating Amers endangered by shellfire

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Notable Births

Jackie Collins

1937Jackie Collins, English-American author and actress (died 2015)[†]

Jacqueline Jill Collins was an English and American romance novelist and actress. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. Her books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television miniseries. She was the younger sister of Dame Joan Collins.

1937David Crocker, American philosopher and academic[†]

David A. Crocker, is Research Professor in the School of Public Policy, at the University of Maryland, he is also the founder and former president of the International Development Ethics Association (IDEA). His work has been cited by the United Nations Human Development Report.

Gail Gilmore

1937Gail Gilmore, Canadian-American actress and dancer (died 2014)[†]

Gail Gilmore was a Canadian television and film actress. She was from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She was sometimes known as Gail Gibson.

Lloyd Green

1937Lloyd Green, American steel guitar player[†]

Lloyd Lamar Green is an American steel guitarist noted for his extensive country music recording session career in Nashville performing on 116 No.1 country hits including Tammy Wynette's “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (1968), Charlie Rich's “Behind Closed Doors” (1973), The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira” (1981), and Alan Jackson's “Remember When” (2003). Green was a one of an inner circle of elite recording studio musicians known colloquially as the Nashville A-Team. In a career beginning in the mid 1960s and spanning a quarter-century, Green performed on more than 5000 recordings helping to create hits for scores of artists such as Charley Pride, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, The Monkees, Don Williams, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, and many others. His 1968 performance on the Byrds' landmark album Sweetheart of the Rodeo, influenced generations of non-mainstream country guitarists. He was featured on Ken Burns' Country Music documentary film in 2019. Green was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1988.

1937Jim Sillars, Scottish lawyer and politician[†]

James Sillars is a Scottish politician and campaigner for Scottish independence. Sillars served as a Labour Party MP for South Ayrshire from 1970 to 1976. He founded and led the pro-Scottish Home Rule Scottish Labour Party in 1976, continuing as MP for South Ayrshire until he lost the seat in 1979.