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Millis puts through NLRB reorganization shelved under Madden; Rev Div powers cut; G L Patterson heads regional offices adm div; further decentralization and personnel shake-up planned
Darlan returns to Vichy; brings back collaboration data from Laval; Laval's return delayed until his Cabinet position is determined; Cabinet revision discussed; Berlin expects solution of difficulties
Brig Gen R E Wood questions financial statement to U S
Home Guard U S businessmen's unit sees Willkie
Proposed as candidate for husband's seat in Cong; por
1941Stephen J. Cannell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)[†]
Stephen Joseph Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist, actor, and founder of Cannell Entertainment and The Cannell Studios.
1941Henson Cargill, American country music singer (died 2007)[†]
Henson Cargill was an American country music singer best known for the socially controversial 1968 country number-one hit "Skip a Rope". His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa. He earned national recognition after getting a Nashville producer to agree to produce "Skip a Rope".
1941David Selby, American actor and playwright[†]
David Lynn Selby is an American film, television, and stage actor and writer. He is best known for playing Quentin Collins on the daytime soap Dark Shadows (1968–1971) and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap Falcon Crest (1982–1990). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series Flamingo Road (1981–1982) and the feature film Raise the Titanic (1980).
1941Barrett Strong, American soul singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2023)[†]
Barrett Strong Jr. was an American singer and songwriter known for his recording of "Money ", which was the first hit single for the Motown record label. He is also known for his songwriting work in association with producer Norman Whitfield; together, they penned such songs as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "War", "Just My Imagination ", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone".
1941Kaspar Villiger, Swiss engineer and politician, 85th President of the Swiss Confederation[†]
Kaspar Villiger is a Swiss businessman, former tobacco manufacturer and politician. He served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) since 1 February 1989 for The Liberals. Villiger served two terms as President of the Swiss Confederation in 1995 and again in 2002. He previously served on the Council of States (Switzerland) from 1987 to 1989 and on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1982 to 1987.
1941Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (born 1864)[†]
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author, widely considered one of the greatest writers of Australia's colonial period.
1941Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1875)[†]
Otto August Strandman was an Estonian politician, who served as Prime Minister (1919) and State Elder of Estonia (1929–1931).
1941World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.[†]
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.