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leaves for Iraq
Sen confirmation of reapptmt made election issue by AFL conv
Hore-Belisha announces Territorial Army reorganization; admits shortage of equipment
Sup Ct to rev Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co case
Strachey barred on visa cancellation; appeal to Labor Dept now vain; kept aboard ship; Modern Age Books Inc bail offer refused; Strachey int on granting of visa and views on communism
1938Darrall Imhoff, American basketball player (died 2017)[†]
Darrall Tucker Imhoff was an American professional basketball player. He spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for six teams from 1960 to 1972. He made an NBA All-Star team, and was also an Olympic Gold medalist. He is perhaps best remembered for being one of the defenders tasked with guarding Wilt Chamberlain during his famed 100-point game in 1962.
1938Michael Stear, English air marshal (died 2020)[†]
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael James Douglas Stear, was a senior commander of the Royal Air Force (RAF). He served as Deputy Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe from 1992 to 1996.