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planes grounded by snow
Bulgarian sources predict German token bombing of Salonika to force Greek peace; Greeks evacuate civilians from Bulgarian border as Germans mass for attack
Canning continues testimony; names additional 20 as Communists; list; Higher Educ Bd votes ouster for CCNY Communist staff members
Vinson authorization bill including marine corps training station amended and approved by Sen com
Yugoslav cabinet crisis reptd as anti-Axis group rails at Premier Cvetkovitch for pro-Axis policy; Axis-Yugoslav pact seen near
1941Norman Stone, British historian, author, and academic (died 2019)[†]
Norman Stone was a British historian and author. At the time of his death, he was Professor of European History in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara, having formerly been a professor at the University of Oxford, a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, and an adviser to British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. He was a board member of the Center for Eurasian Studies (AVIM).
1941Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (born 1876)[†]
Sherwood Anderson was an American novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and self-revealing works. Self-educated, he rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in Cleveland and Elyria, Ohio. In 1912, Anderson had a nervous breakdown that led him to abandon his business and family to become a writer.