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Brit take Taclai and Karora in Eritrea
RAF bombers leave Singapore to reinforce Northern Malaya bases; Japanese rept Brit troop movements as threat to Thailand; Japanese mil foothold in Saigon seen established; Brit expect Japanese southward thrust in Spring but predict Japanese defeat
1941Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 2024)[†]
Sérgio Santos Mendes was a Brazilian musician.