Mayor LaGuardia announces plans to continue Natl Com of Independent Voters on permanent basis to keep people informed on Fed problems; says exec com will hold organization meeting soon; members listed; Willkie comments

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1940Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (died 2015)^[†]

Richard Cotton AM was an Australian medical researcher and founder of the Murdoch Institute and the Human Variome Project. Cotton focused on the prevention and treatment of genetic disorders and birth defects.

1940Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer-songwriter and politician (died 1999)^[†]

Screaming Lord Sutch was an English musician and perennial parliamentary candidate.

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1940The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.^[†]

The 1940 Vrancea earthquake, also known as the 1940 Bucharest earthquake, occurred on Sunday, 10 November 1940, in Romania, at 03:39, when the majority of the population was at home.

Headlines from November 10, 1940

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NEW AFRICAN FIGHT; British Ships Shell Port to Cover a Landing, Vichy Announces CITY FEARED SURROUNDED London Denies Bombardment --Reports Navy Destroyed French Submarine

Rumania Is Shaken by Heavy Earthquake; Hundreds Believed Killed in Bucharest; RUMANIA SHAKEN BY HEAVY QUAKE

INVADERS TRAPPED; Italians Routed in East, Hurled Back in West, Athens Asserts ROME SENDS HELP BY AIR Planes Drop Men and Supplies --R.A.F. Harries Rear Lines as British Aid Grows

LA GUARDIA GROUP BACKING NEW DEAL TO CARRY ON FIGHT; Independent Voters to 'Inform People on U.S. Problems,' Pass on Candidates WILLKIE MEN 'DELIGHTED' 'Does This Mean That They Are Getting Ready for 4th Term?' Asks Standard Bearer

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