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October 19, 1941

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STEEL INDUSTRY GAINS MOMENTUM; 6,000,000 Net Tons Added to Capacity of Plants Since the War Began

By Kenneth L. Austin

Some tribute is due to the steel industry for the addition of 6,000,000 net tons of annual productive capacity since the outbreak of war in Europe and particularly during the early stages of our own national defense program. Including steel facilities now in process of completion, it will bring annual capacity to 88,000,000 net tons by the close of this year.

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Notable Births

Peter Thornley

1941Peter Thornley, English professional wrestler best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki[†]

Peter William Thornley is an English retired professional wrestler who was best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki. The character of Nagasaki was a Japanese samurai with a mysterious past and reputed powers of healing and hypnosis. He was one of the biggest draws of all time in British wrestling, especially in the mid-1970s and the turn of the 1980s – 1990s.

Simon Ward

1941Simon Ward, English actor (died 2012)[†]

Simon Anthony Fox Ward was a British stage and film actor from Beckenham, England. He was known chiefly for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 1972 film Young Winston. He played many other screen roles, including those of Sir Monty Everard in Judge John Deed and Bishop Gardiner in The Tudors.