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October 8, 1941

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Headlines from October 8, 1941

HULL BACKS LONDON; Helsinki Is Cautioned on Its Aggressive Stand Against Russia REJECTS NOTE OF BRITAIN Finland Refuses to Cease the Hostilities, but Denies Any 'Political Obligations' HULL BACKS LONDON BY PRODDING FINNS

By Frank L. Kluckhohnspecial To the New York Times

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Mayor Asks Sales Tax Cut; Democrats Shout 'Polities'; Sudden Plea for Slash to 1% Nov. 1 Is Timed Just Before Election, Say His Rivals Who Propose an Even Lower Levy MAYOR APPEALS FOR SALES TAX CUT

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Emergency relief taxes: LaGuardia urges Council to cut sales and compensating use taxes to 1% by Nov 1 after getting rept from McGoldrick on revenues surplus; Sharkey and other Dems in Council charge LaGuardia with pol; urge lower cut; pub hearing set

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DAVIES GIVES UP MAYORALTY RACE; Withdraws as He Fails to Get Enough Valid Signatures to Safeguard Petitions DAVIES GIVES UP MAYORALTY RACE

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Dems in Council charge LaGuardia with pol in proposal to cut sales tax; Davies withdraws from race; announces he has failed to get sufficient petition signatures to file as independent

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Notable Births

1941George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer^[†]

The Tornados were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and US no. 1 "Telstar", the first US no. 1 single by a British group.

1941Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist^[†]

Jesse Louis Jackson is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, Jackson has maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological career for over seven decades. He served from 1991 to 1997 as a shadow delegate and senator for the District of Columbia. Jackson is the father of former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. and current U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson.

1941Shane Stevens, American author (died 2007)^[†]

Shane Craig Stevens was an American author of crime novels. His parents are John and Caroline (Royale) Stevens.

Historical Events

1941World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.^[†]

The Battle of Rostov (1941) took place on the Eastern Front of World War II around Rostov-on-Don and was fought between Army Group South of Nazi Germany and the Southern Front of the Soviet Union.