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March 22, 1942

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CANADIAN TREATY ON TAXES REVISED; Terms of New Convention Now Before Senate in Washington for Ratification ITS PURPOSES ANNOUNCED Double Levies on Incomes to Be Avoided and Information to Be Exchanged CANADIAN TREATY ON TAXES REVISED

By Godfrey N. Nelson

Under date of March 9, President Roosevelt transmitted to the Senate for its ratification a convention between the United States and Canada "providing for avoidance of double income taxation, modification of certain conflicting principles of taxation, reduction of certain rates of taxation, and establishment of exchange of information between United States and Canada" in income tax matters.

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Notable Births

Jorge Ben

1942Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian singer-songwriter[†]

Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben. Performing in a samba style that also explored soul, funk, rock and bossa nova sounds, Ben has recorded such well-known songs as "Chove Chuva", "Mas Que Nada", "Ive Brussel" and "Balança Pema". His music has been covered by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, Soulfly and Marisa Monte.

Dick Pound

1942Dick Pound, Canadian lawyer and academic[†]

Richard William Duncan Pound, better known as Dick Pound, is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer, and spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee. He is currently the longest-serving member of the IOC.

Notable Deaths

Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1942Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (born 1875)[†]

A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the VĂ©lodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France.

1942William Donne, English captain and cricketer (born 1875)[†]

William Stephens Donne was an English cricket player, and former president of the Rugby Football Union, and was a member of the cricket team that won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

MarĂ­a Collazo

1942María Collazo, Uruguayan journalist and activist (born 1884)[†]

MarĂ­a Collazo was a Uruguayan educator and journalist. She was active in Buenos Aires and she was repatriated to Uruguay in 1907.

Historical Events

World War II

1942World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.[†]

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.