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Exports: Roosevelt embargoes aviation gasoline exports to countries outside Western Hemisphere except for Amer-owned planes in foreign services; London and Tokyo comment
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Secretary of War Stimson told the House Military Affairs Committee yesterday that a "very grave danger" existed of a direct attack by Germany on the United States; he added that Britain might even be conquered within thirty days and that Britain's...
L T Crowley favored by Roosevelt for chmn; speculation on other candidates for post
Mil training and service: Sen com changes Burke-Wadsworth bill to limit registration to 21-31-yr age groups; Stimson testifies; text
1940Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Iranian writer and actor[†]
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and his realist depictions of rural life, drawn from personal experience. In 2020, he wrote and recited a work called Soldier for the Art of Peace global project, composed and arranged by Mehran Alirezaei. He has collaborated with this project.
1940Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire[†]
Mervyn John Kitchen, is a former English first-class cricketer and international umpire. In his playing days he was a left-handed batsman for Somerset County Cricket Club, making 15,230 runs in his 354 first-class games between 1960 and 1979. He topped the Somerset averages in 1966 and 1968. After retiring as a player, he went on to become a first-class cricket umpire. He umpired in 20 Test matches and 28 One-Day Internationals before retiring from that at the age of 65 in 2005.
1940Henry Silverman, American businessman, founded Cendant[†]
Henry R. Silverman is an American entrepreneur and private equity investor. Silverman is best known for his role in building Cendant Corporation into a multibillion-dollar business services company that provided car rentals, travel reservation services as well as real estate brokerage services and was also the largest franchisor of hotels globally.