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FOLEY INVESTIGATES FLYNN PAVING JOB; Prosecutor Says Democratic Leader Paid City Workers to Improve His Estate FOLEY INVESTIGATES FLYNN PAVING JOB

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Dist Atty Foley reveals that P J Kern discovered that N Y C employes and materials were used to pave Flynn estate, that Flynn told LaGuardia who, in turn, ordered Comr Herlands to investigate secretly and that Herlands gave Foley his inquiry data; charges Kern hampered inquiry by subpoenaing employes; says Flynn replaced material and paid employes; Kern comments; charges LaGuardia sought to hush matter by ousting Kern and W S Sayre from Civil Service Comm; LaGuardia silent

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Notable Births

John Cale

1942John Cale, Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer[†]

John Davies Cale is a Welsh musician, composer, and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant-garde and electronic music.

Ion Caramitru

1942Ion Caramitru, Romanian actor and artistic director (died 2021)[†]

Ion Horia Leonida Caramitru was a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, and political figure. He was Minister of Culture between 1996 and 2000, in the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) cabinets of Victor Ciorbea, Gavril Dejeu, Radu Vasile, Alexandru Athanasiu, and Mugur Isărescu. He was married to actress Micaela Caracaș and had three sons: Ștefan, Andrei, and Matei Caramitru. He was a relevant figure of the Aromanian community of Romania.

Mark Lindsay

1942Mark Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer[†]

Mark Lindsay is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders.

Historical Events

World War II

1942World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrendered to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese completed their Dutch East Indies campaign.[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.