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Reptd to have suggested Black Sea pact
239 wait all night for jobs; illus
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LONDON, Feb. 8.--British officials waited confidently tonight for news of the peaceful surrender of Minorca, Spanish Loyalist island stronghold commanding British and French sea routes through the western Mediterranean.
Maria de Larrinaga (freighter) with crew of 37 sinking, mid-Atlantic; 5 ships aid
1939Mahala Andrews, English vertebrae palaeontologist (died 1997)[†]
Mahala Andrews was a British vertebrae palaeontologist who worked for the National Museum of Scotland.
1939Barry Mann, American pianist, songwriter, and producer[†]
Barry Mann is an American songwriter and musician, and was part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.
1939Janet Suzman, South African-British actress and director[†]
Dame Janet Suzman is a South African-born British actress who had a successful early career in the Royal Shakespeare Company, later replaying many Shakespearean roles on television. In her first film, Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), her performance as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna earned her several honours, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.