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Testifies in Hines case
mfrs begin ordering raw materials and parts for models
AFL exec council authorizes establishment of maritime dept to include all types of marine workers on all coasts
s at cruiser launching, Kiel; talks of Central Eur unity
1938Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (died 2014)[†]
Giacomo Bini was a Franciscan priest. Ordained in 1964, he worked as a missionary in Africa, and was appointed Minister General of the Order of the Friars Minor (OFM) for the period 1997–2003. He was fluent in Italian, French, English, Spanish, and Kiswahili.
1938Roger Greenaway, English singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Roger John Reginald Greenaway is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook and Tony Burrows. His compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles" and the transatlantic million-selling songs "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing " and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". They were the first UK songwriting partnership to be granted an Ivor Novello Award as 'Songwriters of the Year' in two successive years.