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bill passed by House; amendments defeated
repts to Roosevelt
London bombed; big Ores started; 4 hosps hit; Hull and northeast Eng town hit; Germans rept setting 12 fires in London; rept sinking 10,000 tons in convoy
CAIRO, Egypt, March 19 (AP) -- The British announced today the capture of Jijiga, Ethiopian communications center that controls the road to the provincial capital of Harar, fifty miles away. Harar, in turn, is thirty-five miles south of Diredawa, which bestrides the main line of the railroad to Addis Ababa.
agreement signed, Ottawa; texts of notes exchd by Min J P Moffat and Prime Min King; some details of project revealed
1941Pat Corrales, American baseball player and manager (died 2023)[†]
Patrick Corrales was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1964 to 1973, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds as well as the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres. He was the first major league manager of Mexican American descent.
1941Kenji Kimihara, Japanese runner[†]
Kenji Kimihara is a retired Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in eighth, second and fifth place, respectively. He won two gold medals in the marathon at the Asian Games in 1966 and 1970, and won the Boston Marathon in 1966.
1941Oskar Baum, Bohemian writer (born 1883)[†]
Oskar Baum was a Czech music educator and writer in the German language.