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JAPAN'S SHIPS HIT; Big Warship Blown Up, Lighter One Damaged in Third Buin Raid

By the Associated Press

Jap cruiser sunk, another damaged, merchant ship hit and near misses scored on other ships by Allied raid, Buin; Capt P Cool and Lt L Anderson comment; other raid participants listed; previous day's triple raid results noted; Jap ship and plane losses in Buin-Rabaul-Buka Oct raids tabulated; Allied planes raid Deli, Rabaul, Lae, Salamaua and Buna; ground troops near Isurava, New Guinea; map

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Notable Births

Larry Flynt

1942Larry Flynt, American publisher, founded Larry Flynt Publications (died 2021)[†]

Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. was an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces pornographic magazines, such as Hustler, pornographic videos, and three pornographic television channels named Hustler TV. Flynt fought several high-profile legal battles involving the First Amendment, and unsuccessfully ran for public office. He was paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 attempted assassination by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him at No. 1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list. The 1996 biographical drama film The People vs. Larry Flynt, directed by Miloš Forman and starring Woody Harrelson, chronicles the life and career of Flynt.

Ralph Klein

1942Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (died 2013)[†]

Ralph Philip Klein was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. Klein also served as the 32nd mayor of Calgary from 1980 to 1989.

Marcia Wallace

1942Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (died 2013)[†]

Marcia Karen Wallace was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms. She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy in 1992. The character was retired after her death but sporadically appears through archive recording.

Notable Deaths

Hugo Distler

1942Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (born 1908)[†]

August Hugo Distler was a German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer.

Historical Events

World War II

1942World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.[†]

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.