OPA issues final regulations, sets consumer registration dates; WPB issues supplementary order on refined May quotas; Buckingham says sales to N Y C ration book holders may be delayed because of large number of registrants

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1942Sandra Dee, American model and actress (died 2005)^[†]

Sandra Dee was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingénues, Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as one of the year's most promising newcomers for her performance in Robert Wise's Until They Sail (1957). She became a teenage star for her performances in Imitation of Life, Gidget and A Summer Place, which made her a household name.

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1942World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.^[†]

The Baedeker Blitz or Baedeker raids was a series of bombing raids by the Luftwaffe on the United Kingdom during World War II in April and May 1942. Towns and cities in England were targeted for their cultural value as part of a demoralisation campaign.

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COMMUNIST PERIL UNSHAKEN BY WAR, COUDERT DECLARES; But Party Behavior Since Nazi Attack on Russia 'Lulls' the Public, Report Asserts TEACHERS' UNION ASSAILED Committee Charges City Board Made No Real Effort to Drive Reds From the Schools REDS STILL A PERIL, COUDERT REPORTS

100 Hostages Slain in Week To Protect Nazis in France; 100 HOSTAGES SLAIN BY NAZIS IN A WEEK

Allowance for Private Cars To Be 2 1/2-5 Gallons a Week; Motorists in 17 Eastern States and District of Columbia Must Get Cards, but Commercial Vehicles Are Unaffected GASOLINE RATIONS WILL START MAY 15 GAS RATIONING AREA

RATIONING OF SUGAR SET TO BEGIN MAY 5; OPA Issues Final Regulations and Stresses Fines and Prison Terms for Violations RATIONING OF SUGAR SET TO BEGIN MAY 5

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