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up-State N Y blocked by snow; Miami schools closed; 2 saved when car sinks through ice, Gt South Bay, L I
Coughlin supports Christian Front; Commonweal (pub) blames plot on Coughlin, Social Justice and Bklyn Tablet (pubs) and holds R C Ch responsible; Front, at rally, pledges aid to supects
Reptd lost with destroyer Grenville; por
Harrison proposal endorsed by Natl Econ League
TOKYO, Monday, Jan. 22--An unidentified British cruiser stopped the Japanese liner Asama Maru thirty-five miles off the Japanese coast yesterday and removed twenty-one German merchant ship officers and seamen who were en route to Germany via Japan and Siberia.
1940John Hurt, English actor (died 2017)[†]
Sir John Vincent Hurt was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his time and known for the "most distinctive voice in Britain", he was described by David Lynch as "simply the greatest actor in the world". In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including four BAFTAs and a Golden Globe in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
1940Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education[†]
Gillian Patricia Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold,, is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk from 1987 to 2005. Shephard served as a Cabinet Minister, and is now Chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers.