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1940Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Gerald Michael Cheevers is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1961 and 1980. Cheevers is best known for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, whom he helped win the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
Resigns as Chief of Gen Staff; por; foreign reaction
Attends U S-Brit loans conf
To fly to Eur; speculation on mission
RAF cancels operations because of weather; Coastal Command planes raid Eindhoven factory, Rotterdam airport, Haamstede air base and Lorient; 2 planes lost; RAF bombed Belgium and northern France airports previous night
Defense Comm summary of program
Greeks take Porto Edda, close in on Argyrokastron and drive on Elbasan; Ital planes drop supplies for troops in Mokra Mts; Porto Edda renamed Aghii Saranta by Greeks; Greeks rept advances in central sector; Ital communique admits Greek pressure; repts Greeks have withdrawn troops from Yugoslav and Bulgarian frontiers; speculation on move
Brit action expected
Ft Lewis, Wash, affected by influenza epidemic
Dies s, Nashville, Tenn; repts Jackson and Voorhis made pact for FBI cooperation with com; denied by Jackson; Dies says he has plan to eliminate 5th columnists from defense industries
action withdrawn; conf planned