William Franklin Guest was an American R&B/soul singer best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips along with his cousins Gladys Knight, Merald "Bubba" Knight and Edward Patten. Guest was a member of the group for its entire history, from 1952 to 1989. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.

1941Wendell Mottley, Trinidadian sprinter, economist, and politician^[†]

Wendell Adrian Mottley ORTT is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete. Mottley served as Senator and member of the House of Representatives with the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and was Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1995. He was an Ivy League sprinter, winning two Olympic medals in 1964.

Headlines from July 2, 1941

HEAT KILLS 3 HERE ON WAVE'S 6TH DAY; RELIEF MAY BE NEAR; Temperature Reaches 92 and Humidity Remains Near Saturation Point RAIN BRINGS BRIEF RESPITE Weather Man Speaks Cagily of Cool Masses in West That Might Come Here HEAT KILLS 3 HERE ON WAVE'S 6TH DAY

FPC PUTS 17 STATES IN BIG POWER POOL TO ADD ALUMINUM; Order Links Illinois and Texas Lines to Southeast to Increase Current for Plants in Area 0PM APPEALS TO USERS Every 10 Kilowatts Saved by Individuals Means a Pound of Metal for Defense, It Says FPC PUTS 17 STATES IN BIG POWER POOL

PRESIDENT HOPES WE CAN AVOID WAR; But Cannot Voice Confidence That Nation Will Be Able to Avert Shooting PRESIDENT HOPES WE CAN AVOID WAR

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