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August 27, 1942

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Headlines from August 27, 1942

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Italians Routed in Egypt; U.S. Fliers Raid Axis Ships; ITALIANS ROUTED ON EGYPTIAN FRONT SPARKS STRUCK IN THE EGYPTIAN DESERT

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Itals reptd routed in Egypt; US bombers blast at Suda Bay, Crete; Corinth Canal, Greece, raided; NZ soldiers role in routing Itals described; Montgomery repts 8th army prepared for fight against Rommel

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LANDING IS COSTLY; Transport Sunk, Cruiser and Destroyer Hit at Milne Bay ALLIED TROOPS IN ACTION Battle Small Force After Our Planes Pound Convoy -- Six Zeros Bagged at Buna LANDING IS COSTLY IN EAST NEW GUINEA

By Byron Darntonwireless To the New York Times

strafe barges, supplies and troops

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RUML PLAN BEATEN; COMMITTEE VOTES A WITHHOLDING TAX; Senators Back Treasury 13-3, Saying Income Year Shift Might Mean Windfalls COUNTER PLAN REJECTED Payroll Work Is Simplified -- Bond Coupon Payments Are Exempted at Source COMMITTEE BEATS RUML TAX PLAN

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Sen com rejects Ruml plan; accepts 5% withholding tax with simplified computing method

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1942Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (died 2019)^[†]

Daryl Frank Dragon was an American musician known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his wife, Toni Tennille.

1942Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador^[†]

Alfred Brian Peckford is a Canadian politician who served as the third premier of Newfoundland from March 26, 1979 to March 22, 1989. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Peckford was first elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Green Bay following the 1972 general election. He served as a cabinet minister in Frank Moores' government before he was elected as PC leader in 1979 following Moores' retirement.

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1942First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians.^[†]

The Sarny massacre was the execution of an estimated 14,000-18,000 people, mostly Jews, in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Sarny on August 27-28, 1942.

Headlines from August 27, 1942

Front Page 5 -- No Title

Italians Routed in Egypt; U.S. Fliers Raid Axis Ships; ITALIANS ROUTED ON EGYPTIAN FRONT SPARKS STRUCK IN THE EGYPTIAN DESERT

Front Page 1 -- No Title

LANDING IS COSTLY; Transport Sunk, Cruiser and Destroyer Hit at Milne Bay ALLIED TROOPS IN ACTION Battle Small Force After Our Planes Pound Convoy -- Six Zeros Bagged at Buna LANDING IS COSTLY IN EAST NEW GUINEA

RUML PLAN BEATEN; COMMITTEE VOTES A WITHHOLDING TAX; Senators Back Treasury 13-3, Saying Income Year Shift Might Mean Windfalls COUNTER PLAN REJECTED Payroll Work Is Simplified -- Bond Coupon Payments Are Exempted at Source COMMITTEE BEATS RUML TAX PLAN

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