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U S Atty Gen Biddle orders alien ship deserter round-up; order linked with United Nations needs; NMU memberships, higher pay for Greeks and Norwegians on U S and Panama ships and indus employment involved
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MacArthur outlines plans, press conf
LONDON, March 23 -- Striking at everything in sight in their effort to cut off enemy troops and supplies flowing to North Africa, British submarines of the Mediterranean Fleet have destroyed two Italian submarines, a motorship, six large schooners, a small supply vessel and "almost certainly" a big one, the Admiralty announced today.
1942Jesús Alou, Dominican baseball player (died 2023)[†]
Jesús María Rojas Alou was a Dominican professional baseball outfielder. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1963–68), the Houston Astros, the Oakland Athletics (1973–74), and the New York Mets (1975). He was the youngest of a trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Felipe and Matty.