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War Dept officials rept govt-owned munition plants operating on mass production basis, House subcom hearing
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Wash comment on possible BEF at Archangel and German drive on Moscow
Swedish sources rept Brit forces landed at Archangel, USSR northern port
Josephson attacks dept; charges spoils system prevails in apptmts and pub health measures are neglected
1941Jerry Glanville, American football player and coach[†]
Jerry Michael Glanville is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for Northwestern Oklahoma State University, a position he has held since 2024. Prior to that, was most recently the head coach of the Alabama Airborne of Major League Football (MLFB). He played football at Northern Michigan University in the early 1960s, and is a former NASCAR driver and owner, and sportscaster. He served as head coach of the Houston Oilers from 1986 to 1990 and the Atlanta Falcons from 1990 to 1994, compiling a career National Football League (NFL) record of 63–73. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Head Football Coach at Portland State University, tallying a mark of 9–24. Glanville has worked as an analyst on HBO's Inside the NFL, CBS's The NFL Today/NFL on CBS and Fox's coverage of the NFL. He has also raced on the Automobile Racing Club of America circuit. Glanville also briefly served as a consultant and liaison for the United Football League in 2011.
1941Eddie Keher, Irish sportsman[†]
Edward Peter Keher is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
1941Laurie Lawrence, Australian rugby player and coach[†]
Laurie Joseph Lawrence is an Australian swimming coach. He was also an Australia national rugby union team member in 1964.
1941Art Shamsky, American baseball player and manager[†]
Arthur Louis Shamsky, nicknamed "Sham" and "Smasher", is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played right field, left field, and first base from 1965 to 1972 for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. He tied a major league record by homering in four consecutive at bats in 1966. He was an integral player on the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets, batting .300 with 14 home runs while platooning, and then hitting .538 in the post-season batting cleanup. In 2007, he was the manager of the Modi'in Miracle of the Israel Baseball League.
1941Roger Taylor, English tennis player[†]
Roger Taylor MBE is a British former tennis player. Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He achieved success at several Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1973, the semi-finals of Wimbledon during the same year and winning back to back US Open men's doubles titles in 1971 and 1972. He also enjoyed particular success in 1970, again reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon, where he achieved a big upset win over defending champion Rod Laver en route, and the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Taylor also reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 1967. His career-high ATP ranking was 11 in its early listings in 1973; earlier unofficial year-end listings ranked him joint-7th (amateur) for 1967 and 8th (open) for 1970.