with escort battles submarines en route to St Lucia, B W I; Vichy on Fort de France refuge; map; Sen Byrd seeks relief of Martinique patrol for anti-submarine and convoy work; Tydings scores inadequate offshore air patrols, Sen

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1942Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal^[†]

Pierre Bourque is a Canadian businessman and politician in Quebec. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.

1942Kevin Conway, American actor and director (died 2020)^[†]

Kevin Brian Conway was an American actor and film director.

Notable Deaths

1942John Barrymore, American actor (born 1882)^[†]

John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father, Maurice, in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920), and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian".

Headlines from May 29, 1942

City Air Raid Sirens Get Test Tomorrow

CONGRESS IN REVOLT AGAINST RATIONING; Recalling of Loaned Powers Is Talked as 'Bureaucracy' Is Hit on Gasoline-Rubber Curbs CONGRESS PROTESTS AGAINST RATIONING

Bomber Sinks One Raider As Brazil Hits Back at Axis; Rio de Janeiro Warns It Will Protect Its Interests by Air Patrols -- Action Is Reply to Ship Sinkings and Nazi Threats BRAZIL ATTACKS AXIS SUBMARINES

Rome Tale of Sinking U.S. Battleship Fades

U-BOAT PACK FIRES AT THE BLAKELEY; U.S. Destroyer Reaches Safety After 2d Attack in 3 Days -- One Submarine Sunk U-BOAT PACK ATTACKS U-BOAT PACK FIRES AT U.S. DESTROYER

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