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Sen com investigates alleged excessive spending in Sen primary campaign between Sen Radcliffe and H Bruce
Invalidates Calif and Ala anti-picketing laws
Western trip plans
Swedish authorities question seamen
Losey killed by German bomb, Norway; Germany expresses regrets; State Dept asks data
1940Michael Copps, American academic and politician[†]
Michael Joseph Copps is a former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent agency of the United States government. He was sworn in on May 31, 2001, and served until December 31, 2011. He took on the additional role of acting chairman from January 22, 2009, through June 28, 2009. He relinquished the chairmanship to Julius Genachowski after Genachowski was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 25 and then sworn in on June 29, 2009. He is currently a special adviser to the Media and Democracy Reform Initiative at Common Cause, a nonpartisan citizen advocacy organization.
1940Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (died 2007)[†]
Dale & Grace was an American singing duo consisting of Dale Houston and Grace Broussard. They had two Billboard chart hit. The first was the No. 1 gold record "I'm Leaving It Up to You" in 1963. "Stop and Think It Over" reached No. 8 in 1964. The duo broke up in 1965, but they reunited onstage on several occasions. Their recordings are highly regarded examples of the Louisiana-Texas style known as "Swamp Pop".
1940Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (died 2014)[†]
Michael "Lufa" Kadosh was an Israeli footballer who also worked as the manager of Hapoel Jerusalem. He died on 29 April 2014 from cancer at the age of 74.
1940The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.[†]
The Rhythm Club fire was a fire in a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi on the night of April 23, 1940, which killed 209 people and severely injured many others. Hundreds of people were trapped inside the building. It is the fourth deadliest assembly and club fire in U.S. history.