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Dr F Kingdon and Willkie reply, radio ss
Stimson testifies on urgency
urges House com to clarify bill, lr; text
shipbldg and ordnance bill approved by com
1941István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect[†]
István Horthy de Nagybánya II is a Hungarian physicist and architect, son of Hungarian deputy regent István Horthy and Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai, and grandson of Admiral Miklós Horthy who served as Regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944. In 1965 he converted to Islam and took the name Sharif Horthy. Horthy is a prominent member of the Indonesian spiritual association Subud, and has translated works by its founder, Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, into English.
1941Franco-Thai War: Vichy French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy.[†]
The Franco-Thai War was fought between Thailand and Vichy France over certain areas of French Indochina.