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1942Freda Payne, American singer and actress[†]
Freda Charcilia Payne is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for her career in music during the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. Her most notable record is her 1970 hit single "Band of Gold". Payne was also an actress in musicals and film as well as the host of a TV talk show. Payne is the older sister of Scherrie Payne, a former singer with the American vocal group the Supremes. She also acted on Living Single.
1942Condé Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Condé Nast Publications (born 1873)[†]
Condé Montrose Nast was an American publisher, entrepreneur and business magnate. He founded Condé Nast, a mass media company, and published titles such as Vanity Fair and Vogue.
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Brit Royal Mail Co flying boat Clare, 19 aboard, reptd lost, off Africa
MOSCOW, Saturday, Sept. 19 -- German armored forces struck deeper into the streets of northwest Stalingrad yesterday, but Russian counter-blows, backed up by reinforcements from Western Siberia, wiped out part of the gain, the Red Army reported today.
Murray opposes wage formula inclusion; coms abandon higher parity and wage formula; Sen measure directs Pres act by Nov 1; question on Roosevelt's power to limit salaries to $25,000 under legis raised; coms approve legis; texts
NYC ones to transport Nassau and Suffolk Counties aircraft workers; Taxi Bur pres B Botwinick on plan
Since the 1,000-plane British raid on the German industrial city of Cologne on May 30, constituting until that time the largest concentration of bombers over a city in the history of warfare, the Royal Air Force has carried out forty-three large-scale raids on more than a dozen German industrial cities.
Grew holds Japan is US toughest foe; says they will fight until totally crushed; cites mil weaknesses despite gains, s to Syracuse (NY) War Council; Lt W S Smith 3d corroborates thesis; Mrs J M Wainwright sends message to US war prisoners, PI and Far East, s at Syracuse, NY, luncheon
20 hostages reptd executed in reprisal for 2 Ger soldiers slaying, Dugoselo; emergency state declared, Zagreb
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Nelson says Sec Jones has arranged through RFC for design and construction of 3 experimental 60-ton duramold seaplanes by Hughes and Kaiser; Defense Plant Corp lr of intent specifies no profit in transaction
Canadian rev; casualties at 67%, said to be partly due to Commando boat encounter with Ger tanker which gave Teaming; text; map; Lt Gen A G L McNaughton comments on raid
Japanese grain on Port Moresby