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November 28, 1942

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Headlines from November 28, 1942

TUNISIAN DRIVE ON; 'Big Offensive' of British, Americans Seen Hitting, Between Two Cities AIR ACTIONS HEAVY Allies Destroy 51 Enemy Planes -- Town 15 Miles From Tunis Captured TUNISIAN ATTACK BY ALLIES IS ON

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

LONDON, Saturday, Nov. 28 -- Although the latest communique made public here from Allied headquarters in North Africa described only preparatory actions, the Allied-controlled Algiers radio reported last night that the period of patrol activity had ended and Lieut. Gen. Kenneth A.N. Anderson's British First Army and American forces with it had left "defense positions for the big offensive" to smash the Axis hold in Tunisia.

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Notable Births

Paul Warfield

1942Paul Warfield, American football player and sportscaster[†]

Paul Dryden Warfield is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1977 for the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins, except for a year in the World Football League (WFL) with the Memphis Southmen in 1975. He was known for his speed, fluid moves, grace, and jumping ability. A consistent big-play threat throughout his career, his 20.1 average yards per reception is the highest in NFL history among players with at least 300 receptions.

Historical Events

Boston

1942In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.[†]

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as the cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area had a population of 4.9 million in 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the eleventh-largest in the United States.