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DURING the past ten months the Atlantic Ocean has kept Europe's war away from our shores. It has failed to stop the advance of the psychological war. So it is that at a time when this nation is facing a crucial test, when the need is for unity and for belief, ...
FHLBB rept on urban home loan financing, May
new fiscal yr program drafted
A series of round-table conferences last week between representatives of the investment banking industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission on the highly controversial question of the twenty-day registration period required ...
1940Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor[†]
Sir Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one song on each album, including "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends". He also wrote and sang the Beatles songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of four others. As of 2025, Starr is the longest-living member of the band.