David Wilson Campbell is an American former baseball player and sportscaster. He played parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as an infielder for the San Diego Padres. He was nicknamed "Soup", a reference to the brand name Campbell's Soup.

1942Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist (died 2022)^[†]

Gerben Karstens was a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse. At the same Olympics he finished 27th in the individual road race. Karstens ranks 6th in all-time stage wins in Vuelta a España history.

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1942Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (born 1883)^[†]

Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer.

Headlines from January 14, 1942

'Scorched Earth' Cheats Foe Of Malay Rubber, Tin Loot; BRITISH CHEAT FOE OF MALAYAN LOOT

Hughes, Willkie, Smith and Farley In View for Labor Board Umpires; HUGHES IS IN VIEW FOR LABOR UMPIRE

WILLKIE DEMANDS MORE WAR OUTPUT; Nelson, New Production Chief, Tells Mayors Nation Must Speed Up Immediately WILLKIE DEMANDS MORE WAR OUTPUT

SOVIET WIDENS GAP IN VITAL NAZI LINE; New Points Taken in Smolensk Region as Mozhaisk and Orel Are Stormed SOVIET WIDENS GAP IN VITAL NAZI LINE

TARAKAN CAPTURED; Small Netherland Force Overwhelmed in Bitter Two-Day Combat OIL PROPERTY DESTROYED Invader Pays High Price for Wreckage -- Allies Continue to Bomb Japanese TARAKAN CAPTURED BY JAPANESE UNITS

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