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hearing limit protested by House com Repubs; hearings boycotted by Fish and Tinkham; subject debated by Mundt and 3 other Cong members, Amer Forum of the Air; Roosevelt request scored by Sens Gillette and La Follette
Sitka Naval Air Station; dynamite magazine explodes; 6 dead; several hurt; damage
Germans advance north of Orel
4 bldgs and tons of rubber and latex destroyed; investigation; 8 firemen hurt; illus
Germans pub maps of front in Berlin newspapers
1941Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (died 2008)[†]
Neil Stanley Aspinall was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps.
1941Jim Price, American baseball player (died 2023)[†]
Jimmie William Price was an American professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers from 1967 to 1971. He was also the color commentator for the Detroit Tigers Radio Network and PASS for nearly 30 years.
1941Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "America" (1968), and "The Boxer" (1969), served as a soundtrack to the 1960s counterculture. Their final album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), is among the best-selling of all time.
1941John Snow, English cricketer[†]
John Augustine Snow is a retired English international cricketer who played for Sussex from 1961 to 1977 and represented England in 49 Test matches. He was born in Peopleton, Worcestershire.