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May 18, 1942
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Headlines from May 18, 1942
DRASTIC DIMOUT OF ALL CITY LIGHTS EFFECTIVE TONIGHT; AIMED AT SKY GLOW Mayor Issues Order as Army Warns of Peril to Our Shipping EVERY BUILDING AFFECTED Any Lights Visible Above the Horizontal to Be Shut Off or Heavily Screened NEW DIMOUT ORDER ON ALL CITY LIGHTS
LaGuardia issues drastic new regulations; text
VAST CROWD VOICES PLEDGE OF LOYALTY; 'I Am an American Day' Throng at Central Park Hears de Gaulle in 'Surprise' Talk 'I AM AN AMERICAN DAY' CELEBRATION IN CENTRAL PARK VAST CROWD VOICES PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
N Y C observance; illus
RUSSIANS FLANK KHARKOV, CLAIM TOLL OF 12,000; FIERCE REAR GUARD BATTLES RAGE IN CRIMEA; NAZIS CHALLENGE BIG CHANNEL SWEEP BY R.A.F.; SALIENT DEEPENED Russians Approach Rail Center -- Also Gaining Before Kharkov 300 LOCALITIES RETAKEN Nazis Report Landing by Red Army in the Ketch Area -- Raid Caucasian Town RED ARMY FLANKS NAZIS AT KHARKOV
USSR planes in action against German tanks illus
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Notable Births
1942Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager (died 2020)[†]
Norbert Peter Stiles was an English professional footballer. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. In the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. His tough performance resulted in Eusébio being practically nullified for the entire game. Stiles also played in the final, which England won 4–2 against West Germany. His post-match dance on the Wembley pitch, holding the World Cup trophy in one hand and his false teeth in the other, was widely broadcast.