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Finns to classify civilians
CRAWFORD NOTCH, N.H., Feb. 4--Webster N. Jones, a Harvard sophomore of 19, missing since yesterday, was found barefoot and half asleep on the southern slope of Mount Washington today after surviving a terrifying night of snow, wind and a temperature of 20 below zero.
Fails to make regular broadcast; speculation on reasons
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1940H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (died 2014)[†]
Hans Ruedi Giger was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical". He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, and was responsible for creating the xenomorph alien itself. His work is on permanent display at the H. R. Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland. His style has been adapted to many forms of media, including album covers, furniture, and music videos.
1940Luke Graham, American wrestler (died 2006)[†]
James Grady Johnson was an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name, "Crazy" Luke Graham. As Luke Graham, Johnson was part of the Graham family, a stable of wrestlers. All members were billed as kayfabe brothers. He worked extensively for various National Wrestling Alliance territories as well as the World Wide Wrestling Federation, where he was a three-time tag-team champion and the inaugural WWWF World Tag Team Champion.