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June 28, 1942

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BINDERS ACCEPTED ON WAR INSURANCE; Instructions From Washington Provide for Giving Temporary Coverage Up to July 31

By Unknown Author

The difficulties faced by local insurance agents and brokers in getting War Damage Corporation insurance for their property-owning clients on the books prior to midnight Tuesday were eliminated in part yesterday by telegrams sent out late Friday to insurance companies and departments throughout the country allowing the companies to provide the protection temporarily by declarations drawn up in the simplest form.

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BUSINESS INDEX DECLINES

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THE NEW YORK TIMES index of business activity has declined to its lowest level of the year and for the first time in 1942 is below the corresponding 1941 period. The figure for the week ended June 20 was 130.0, as against 131.4 in the previous week and 130.4 (revised) in the week ended June 21, 1941.

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Notable Births

Chris Hani

1942Chris Hani, South African politician (died 1993)[†]

Chris Hani was a South African military commander, politician and revolutionary who served as the leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief of staff of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the former armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a fierce opponent of the apartheid government, and was assassinated by Janusz Waluś, a Polish immigrant and sympathiser of the Conservative opposition on 10 April 1993, during the unrest preceding the transition to democracy.

Hans-Joachim Walde

1942Hans-Joachim Walde, German decathlete (died 2013)[†]

Hans-Joachim Walde was a West German track and field athlete. He competed in the decathlon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964 and a silver in 1968.

Frank Zane

1942Frank Zane, American professional bodybuilder and author[†]

Frank Zane is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author. Known as "the Chemist", Zane is a three-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 1977 to 1979. He previously reigned as Mr. Universe in 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1972, and Mr. America in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Typically competing at a bodyweight of less than 200lbs, he regularly placed higher than people much bigger than him. His physique is considered one of the greatest in the history of bodybuilding due to his meticulous focus on symmetry and proportion. With one of the smallest, tightest waists in bodybuilding, he was renowned for his vacuum pose.

Historical Events

World War II

1942World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue.[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.