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Rome dispatch says Axis seeks Roosevelt defeat
RAF bombs mil objectives in Germany including Krupp munitions works, Essen; rept 2 planes lost; Hamburg bombed 2 hrs; Netherlands and French bases bombed; Germans rept Brit made 1,471 flights over Germany, Sept; 21 killed in Haarlem raid; repts of heavy German losses from RAF raids on France reach Lisbon
Another meeting at the Brenner Pass between Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini was understood to be scheduled for today. Reports in Berlin to this effect went undenied in Nazi political circles.
Dem Natl Com engages Madison Sq Garden for final N Y C rally without consulting Tammany
Jackson rules Wagner Act violators are barred from govt contracts until ct reverses ruling; program menace seen; Bethlehem Steel and other affected cos listed
1940Vic Hadfield, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Victor Edward Hadfield is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played sixteen years in the National Hockey League (NHL), spending thirteen with the New York Rangers and three with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1940Silvio Marzolini, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 2020)[†]
Silvio Marzolini was an Argentine footballer who gained recognition during his tenure on Boca Juniors (1960–72). He is widely regarded as the best Argentine left-back of all time, playing that position for the Argentina national team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where he was elected as the best left back of that tournament. Marzolini played a total of 28 games for Argentina.
1940Steve Swallow, American bass player and composer[†]
Steve Swallow is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar.
1940Alberto Vilar, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2021)[†]
Alberto Vilar, a.k.a. Albert Vilar was an American investment manager who became particularly known as a patron of opera companies, performing arts organizations, and educational institutions. Following the collapse of his investment firm, Amerindo Investment Advisors, he was tried and convicted in November 2008 on charges of money laundering, investment advisor fraud, securities fraud, mail and wire fraud. He was sentenced in February 2010 to nine years in prison and released in 2018.