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land at Antwerp; authorities bar outside communication
Brit Tientsin dilemma revd; illus
To offer amendment for PWA appropriation
U S embargo favored, lr
Mayell comments; French ban picture-making near Internatl Bridge
1939Lou Brock, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2020)[†]
Louis Clark Brock was an American professional baseball left fielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent most of it as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. An All-Star for six seasons, Brock was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 in his first year of eligibility and was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014.
1939Jean-Claude Germain, Canadian historian, author, and journalist[†]
Jean-Claude Germain was a Canadian playwright, author, journalist and historian.
1939Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician[†]
Anthony Brooks Firestone is an American businessman and politician.