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U S journalists, Shanghai, pleased by U S Marines control of downtown sec
Opposes destroyers sale to Brit, Sen
RAF bombs French oil bases at Blaye, Pauillac and Ambes, Northern France air bases, Cologne rr yards and power station; loses 4 planes, downs 2, damages 2 German bombers along German coast
tell of wide destruction in raids on Brit
House passes bill; defeats Miller amendment; makes other changes; roll-call
1940Bruce Beresford, Australian director and producer[†]
Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee, and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations