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reveals efforts to get supplies to defenders
NEW DELHI, India, April 9 -- Great Britain and India are in general agreement on a self-government plan that will establish the first all-Indian national government in two centuries and provide for an executive council of fifteen members, all but one of them to come from the various political parties, it was learned tonight.
Brit sink Ital cruiser, central Mediterranean; speculation on Rommel aim in Libya;: Itals rept Brit repulsed in eastern Libya; Germans raid Tobruk; Malta raids continue
Japanese reptd massing troops, Chiengmai area
Inspector Pierne and Lt Harvey suspended
1942Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1998)[†]
Nikolaus Erik Auf der Maur was a Canadian journalist and politician from Montreal, Quebec. He was the father of rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur.
1942Ian Callaghan, English footballer[†]
Ian Robert Callaghan is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1975 New Year Honours.
1942Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet[†]
Stuart Dybek is an American writer of fiction and poetry.
1942Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (born 1881)[†]
Karl Georg Harald Schenstrøm was a Danish stage and film actor of the silent era in Denmark. He worked under directors such as August Blom and Lau Lauritzen Sr.