Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion, and was a 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee. He was the older brother of former NASCAR driver, car owner, and broadcaster Phil Parsons of Phil Parsons Racing.

Headlines from July 12, 1941

3 1/3 BILLIONS ASKED FOR SHIPS AND NAVY; Supplementary Defense Funds to Build 566 More Merchant Vessels, Doubling Program

British Took the Bulk Of May Arms Exports

LA GUARDIA TO SHUN DEMOCRATIC RACE IN THE PRIMARIES; His New Deal Supporters Will Not Enter Him as Candidate of That Party in Fall

TRADE 'BLACKLIST' COVERS AXIS LINKS IN LATIN AMERICA; 2,000 Firms and Individuals in Other Republics Are Named by Office of Coordinator

FRANCE REBUFFS BRITAIN ON TRUCE; Holds Terms on Syria Violate National Honor and Balks at Dealing With de Gaulle

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