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Madden opens campaign by ringing Freedom Bell; illus; min men and women begin canvass; 100,000 pledges signed in day
USSR Fleet aids Sevastopol defenders; USSR forces repulse German tank forces, Kharkov; tank toll reptd; Kalinin attacks repulsed; Leningrad activity; Germans claim Kharkov battle ended and Sevastopol gains
Roosevelt on United Nations role, 5th lease-lend rept; text
Itals claim 7 Brit ships sunk, 9 damaged in battle with convoy, central Mediterranean; Malta downs 16 Axis planes
ILGWU gen exec bd approves Dubinsky proposal of employer and employe conf to consider mfg facilities pooling for war materials other than uniforms production
1942Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcycle racer and manager[†]
Giacomo Agostini is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1963 to 1977, most prominently as a member of the MV Agusta factory racing team. He amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles. Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class. For these achievements obtained over the course of a career spanning 17 years, the AMA described him as "...perhaps the greatest Grand Prix rider of all time". In 2000, Agostini was inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as a MotoGP Legend, while in 2010, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
1942Eddie Levert, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician, and actor[†]
Edward Willis Levert is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the O'Jays. He is the father of sons Edward Jr (1964-), Gerald (1966–2006) and Sean Levert (1968–2008) and daughter Ryan Levert (2002–2024).