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October 28, 1942

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First Real Freeze Forecast for Today

By Unknown Author

Weather Bur forecasts 1st freeze

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EGYPT DRIVE GAINS; Area in Hands of Allies Is Extended and Held by Infantry Units HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES Our Airmen Block Thrusts by Axis Troops and Blast Two of Foe's Vessels ALLIES IN EGYPT EXTEND HOLDINGS UNITED NATIONS STRIKE FROM AFRICAN SKIES

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 27 -- Dodging and weaving forward in the uncanny light of the African moon, infantry units of the British Eighth Army extended the Allied-held area by assaults on enemy strong points Sunday night, and yesterday tenaciously held their gains despite the sway of heavy fighting, which, according to the latest reports, continues.

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PROPOSES FREEZING NEEDED FARM LABOR; Manpower Commission Aims to Defer Skilled Dairy, Livestock, Poultry Workers PROPOSES FREEZING NEEDED FARM LABOR

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

WMC plans to stabilize employment

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New Stalingrad Blows Fail; Nazis Driven South of City; NEW NAZI ATTACKS IN STALINGRAD FAIL

By the Associated Press

New Ger Stalingrad blows fall; Gers driven south of city; Ger losses reptd rising; USSR forces rept gains, Mozdok area; Ger troop movements continue, Leningrad area; Gers claim more Stalingrad sts occupied

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Notable Births

1942Terence Donovan, English-Australian actor^[†]

Terence Donovan, also billed as Terence J. Donovan and Terry Donovan, is a British-Australian actor of stage, television and film, and the father of actor and singer Jason Donovan.

1942Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian footballer (died 2012)^[†]

Abdelkader Benfréha, known more commonly as Abdelkader Fréha, was an Algerian footballer who played nine times for the Algerian national team. He was nicknamed Béka or Head of gold.

1942Gillian Lovegrove, English computer scientist and academic^[†]

Gillian Lovegrove is a retired computer scientist and academic. She was Dean of the School of Informatics at Northumbria University, president of the Conference of Professors and Heads of Computing and was Higher Education consultant to the British Computer Society and manager of its Education and Training Forum. She is known for her interest in gender imbalance in computer education and employment, and her public discussion of possible solutions to a shortage of information technology graduates in the UK.

1942Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater^[†]

Cornelis Arie "Kees" Verkerk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.

Historical Events

1942The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.^[†]

The Alaska Highway is a highway in North America which was constructed during World War II to connect the contiguous United States to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with a few Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. When it was completed in 1942, it was about 2,700 kilometres (1,700 mi) long, but in 2012, it was only 2,232 km (1,387 mi). This is due to the realignments of the highway over the years, which has rerouted and straightened many sections. The highway opened to the public in 1948. Once legendary for being a rough, challenging drive, the highway is now paved over its entire length. Its component highways are British Columbia Highway 97, Yukon Highway 1, and Alaska Route 2.