Athol George Guy is an Australian musician and former politician who was a member of the Australian folk-pop music group the Seekers, for whom he played double bass and sang. He is recognisable by his black-framed "Buddy Holly" style glasses and, during live performances, often acted as the group's compère.

1940Pim de la Parra, Surinamese-Dutch film director (died 2024)^[†]

Pim de la Parra was a Surinamese-Dutch film director.

Headlines from January 5, 1940

LOTHIAN PICTURES A FEDERAL EUROPE; Ambassador in Chicago Says Democracies Must Rule and Britain Share Sea Power

EXPENDITURES CUT; $675,000,000 Goal Set to Hold Deficit Down to $1,716,000,000 TALK OF INCOME TAX RISE Treasury Is Studying Proposal for Flat Addition to Bills for Calendar Year 1940

3 JUDGES VIOLATE LAW ON PROBATION, AMEN REPORT SAYS; 65 Convicts Illegally Freed in 4 Years, It Asserts, but No Criminal Intent Is Seen BUREAU ASSAILED AS LAX It Is Poorly Organized and Is Marked by 'Complacency,' Gov. Lehman Is Told

CANADA, U.S. REVIVE ST. LAWRENCE PLAN; Early Waterway Treaty Is the Outlook as Berle Heads Group to Go to Ottawa Tomorrow

Audit Bares Fraud in Queens Traffic Fines; Many Paid More Than Amount Set by Court

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