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September 27, 1942

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Headlines from September 27, 1942

CAN TIE FOR FLAG; Brooklyn Victory Today Would Force Play-Off if Cards Lose Twice RACE GOES INTO LAST DAY Cancellation Would Give Title to Cards -- Six-Run Dodger Outburst Beats Phils, 8-3 CAMILLI SLIDING HOME IN CLOUD OF DUST ON DODGER TRIPLE STEAL Dodgers Win, 8-3, Retain Slim Hope Of Tying Cardinals for Flag Today

By Roscoe McGowenspecial To the New York Times

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 -- Still stubborn about the matter, the Dodgers today ran roughshod over the Phils for an 8 -- 3 triumph, stretched their winning streak to seven games and, with the enforced idleness of the Cardinals, put over the decision in the National League flag race until tomorrow, last day of the regular season.

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OTHER FRONTS

By Unknown Author

It grows dark around Norway's North Cape in September. The long days of a brief Summer close down suddenly, the ever-lengthening nights set in, the season of lashing rain and snow storms, of fog and roaring winds begins. In a year of peace the last tourist steamer to tread the spectacular fjords would have been gone a month since, leaving a bleak ocean to the fishermen and an occasional mail vessel.

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Notable Births

Dith Pran

1942Dith Pran, Cambodian photographer and journalist (died 2008)[†]

Dith Pran was a Cambodian-American photojournalist. He was a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian genocide and one of the subjects of the Academy Award–winning film The Killing Fields (1984), in which he was portrayed by Haing S. Ngor, a fellow survivor.

Alvin Stardust

1942Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (died 2014)[†]

Bernard William Jewry, known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English rock singer and stage actor. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a moderately successful career in the pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singles in 1961–62. However, he became better known for singles released in the 1970s and 1980s as Alvin Stardust, a character he began in the glam rock era, with hits including the UK Singles Chart-topper "Jealous Mind", as well as later hits such as "Pretend" and "I Feel Like Buddy Holly".

Notable Deaths

Douglas Albert Munro

1942Douglas Albert Munro, United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor, (born 1919)[†]

Douglas Albert Munro was a United States coast guardsman who was posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor for an act of "extraordinary heroism" during World War II. He is the only person to have received the medal for actions performed during service in the Coast Guard.

Historical Events

Actions along the Matanikau

1942World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.[†]

The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements between the United States and Imperial Japanese naval and ground forces in the Pacific theater of World War II. The actions occurred around the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal Island in the southwestern Pacific during the Guadalcanal campaign. These particular engagements—the first taking place between 23 and 27 September, and the second between 6 and 9 October—were two of the largest and most significant of the Matanikau actions.