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October 18, 1941

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KEARNY ATTACKED; No Casualties Indicated and Warship Is Able to Proceed Alone RETALIATION IS DEMANDED Pepper Calls for 'Two Sinkings for One' -- Isolationists See Inevitable Incident U.S. DESTROYER HIT OFF ICELAND

By Turner Catledgespecial To the New York Times

U S Navy Dept repts USS Kearny, under command of Lt Comdr A L Danis, torpedoed while on north Atlantic patrol; no details available; Sen Pepper urges U S retaliate with 2 sinkings for 1; U S Navy believed hunting for raider; Kearny believed on way to port for repairs; wives of chief officers get news; J T Flynn, Amer First Com N Y Chapter chmn, issues statement; map; illus

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Notable Births

Timothy Bell, Baron Bell

1941Timothy Bell, Baron Bell, English businessman (died 2019)[†]

Timothy John Leigh Bell, Baron Bell, was a British advertising and public relations executive, best known for his advisory role in Margaret Thatcher's three successful general election campaigns and his co-founding and 30 years of heading agency, Bell Pottinger.

1941Martha Burk, American psychologist and author[†]

Martha Gertrude Burk is an American political psychologist, feminist, and former (2000-2005) Chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations.

Notable Deaths

Manuel Teixeira Gomes

1941Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Portugal (born 1860)[†]

Manuel Teixeira Gomes was a Portuguese politician who served as the 7th president of Portugal from 1923 to 1925.