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Baldwin trial begins; 2 jurors chosen; Baldwin to attempt to show that Geoghan approved deal with Juffe in return for information on other members of racket gang
Chamberlain says Brit will not change policy, Commons
Conf with A Foerster
L Pome, Paris correspondent of Rome Giornale d'Italia, expelled
J A McCarthy, assn exec sec, asks hotel mgrs to back new bargain ticket sale
1939Brian Auger, English rock and jazz keyboard player[â ]
Brian Albert Gordon Auger is an English jazz rock and rock keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond organ.
1939Dion DiMucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[â ]
Dion Francis DiMucci, better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter. His music incorporates elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues. Initially the lead singer of the vocal group Dion and the Belmonts, Dion embarked on a solo career, and was one of the most prominent rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era. He had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a solo performer, or with the Belmonts and the Del-Satins. He is best remembered for his signature hit songs "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Ruby Baby" and "Lovers Who Wander", among others.
1939Jerry Moore, American football player and coach[â ]
Gerald Hundley Moore is a former American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at North Texas State Universityânow the University of North Texasâfrom 1979 to 1980, at Texas Tech University from 1981 to 1985, and at Appalachian State University from 1989 to 2012, compiling a career college football coaching record of 242â134â2. In his 24 years at Appalachian State, Moore posted a losing season only once. He led his 2005 Mountaineers team to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. This was the first national championship for any college football team in the state of North Carolina. Moore and the Mountaineers repeated as champions in 2006 and 2007, achieving the first "three-peat" in NCAA Division I FCS/I-AA history. Moore was forced out as head coach at the conclusion of the 2012 season. He was selected for inclusion into the Southern Conference Hall of Fame, and College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.