Motion Picture Machine Operators Union (AFL) Local 306 threatens strike to enforce demand that Loew's Inc withhold MGM films from independent theatres employing nonunion projectionists; Loew's files Fed ct action to halt union

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1941Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach^[†]

Miles Aiken is an American former professional basketball player, coach of the British Olympic basketball team, and sportscaster of basketball and American football.

1941Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2024)^[†]

Michael Thomas Pinder was an English rock musician. He was a founding member and the original keyboard player of the rock group the Moody Blues. He left the group following the recording of the band's ninth album Octave in 1978. Pinder was renowned for his technological contributions to rock music, most notably in the development and emergence of the Mellotron in 1960s rock music. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.

1941Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach^[†]

Nolan Richardson Jr. is an American former basketball head coach best known for his tenure at the University of Arkansas, where he won the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and led the Razorbacks to three Final Fours. Elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, Richardson coached teams to winning a Division I Basketball National Championship, an NIT championship, and a Junior College National Championship, making him the only coach to win all three championships. During his 22 seasons of coaching in NCAA Division I, Richardson made a post-season tournament appearance 20 times.