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Promises to assert influence for Palestine Arabs
Chinese planes bomb warships in Yangtze River and Anking airfield; claim warship sunk; attack Pengtseh and Shiangkow; retake Lungtanshan; foreign embassies to move to Chungking with Govt; 200 Soviet planes reptd en route to China; Chinese guerrillas attack near Peiping; Japanese start Southern Shansi drive; warn foreigners along Yangtze River; Japanese demand Internatl Settlement council take steps against terrorists
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Roosevelt lauds Sen Logan's refusal to accept judgeship in pol deal, Bowling Green, Ky, s
1938Brian Dennehy, American actor (died 2020)[†]
Brian Manion Dennehy was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in over 180 films and in many television and stage productions. His film roles included First Blood (1982), Gorky Park (1983), Silverado (1985), Cocoon (1985), F/X (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Tommy Boy (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Ratatouille (2007), and Knight of Cups (2015). Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy Loman in the television film Death of a Salesman (2000). Dennehy's final film was Driveways (2019), in which he plays a veteran of the Korean War, living alone, who befriends a young, shy boy who has come with his mother to clean out his deceased aunt's hoarded home.
1938Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (died 1985)[†]
Sanjeev Kumar was an Indian actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Indian cinema, Kumar was known for his acting versatility. He acted in wide range of genres ranging from romantic drama to thriller. He was voted among the seventh "Greatest Actors Of Indian cinema of All Time" in a poll conducted by Rediff.com. His double role in Angoor was listed among the "25 Iconic Performances of Indian cinema" by Forbes India on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema.
1938Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (born 1870)[†]
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 until his death in 1938. Cardozo is remembered for his significant influence on the development of American common law in the 20th century, as well as for his philosophy and vivid prose style.