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November 6, 1941
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Headlines from November 6, 1941
Mine Off Korea Kills 510 on Japanese Ship
Japanese passenger liner SS Kehi Maru hits mine and sinks en route from Seishin, Korea, to Tsuruga, Japan
TREASURY MOVES FOR NEW TAX BILL OF 4.8 BILLIONS; Morgenthau Puts Program Up to Congress Leaders, Who Call Meeting Today
Conf with Treas officials on new taxes
Technicians on Way to Britain Aboard Ship Lost in Atlantic; Two Canadians Also Among Victims -- No Details Revealed -- Another Member of Reuben James Crew Listed as Missing
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Tax Candidate Fails To Defeat Himself
J F O'Neill re-elected Tax Receiver though he campaigned against self
Notable Births
1941Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)[โ ]
Guy Charles Clark was an American country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, George Strait, Jimmy Buffett, Kathy Mattea, Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Nanci Griffith and Chris Stapleton. He won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album: My Favorite Picture of You.
1941Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1999)[โ ]
Douglas Wayne Sahm was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from San Antonio, Texas. He is regarded as a key Tex-Mex music and Texan Music performer. San Antonio's conjunto and blues and later the hippie scene of San Francisco helped create his blend of music, with which he found success performing in 1970s Austin, Texas.