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opened; Roosevelt and Lehman messages; Gen H Johnson, J G Blaine and others s; illus
Scored by J L Lewis
Civil functions bill: Sen subcom adds funds
Rumanian views on Anglo-French guarantee of Rumanian borders
Budget: submitted to Estimate Bd by LaGuardia; dr and dentist services of Health Dept and other supplementary expenses included; text; tables
1940Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater and coach[†]
Donald George Jackson is a Canadian retired figure skater. He is the 1962 World Champion, four-time Canadian national champion, and 1960 Olympic bronze medallist. At the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he landed the first triple Lutz jump in international competition and won the world title.
1940Mike Hailwood, English motorcycle racer (died 1981)[†]
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood was a British racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1958 to 1967, and Formula One between 1963 and 1974. Nicknamed "the Bike", Hailwood was a nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, with four titles in the premier 500cc class with MV Agusta, and won 76 motorcycle Grands Prix across 10 seasons.
1940Penelope Keith, English actress[†]
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith is an English actress and presenter, active in film, radio, stage and television and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born. She succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989, and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the arts and to charity.