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to be asked to settle NWLB-Ry Mediation Bd jurisdictional dispute
LONDON, Dec. 27 -- United States planes sank at least three ships, damaged two others, set docks afire and raked enemy columns along a 180-mile stretch of Tunisia yesterday, African dispatches reported today, while French troops were said to have made some gains.
Min S Shimada repts on Jap and Allied losses, Pacific area
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 27 -- German workers no longer care for victory. Where formerly they dared to proceed only singly to their factory washrooms during working hours they now go in droves to smoke and openly criticize the regime, it is stated here on the most reliable authority.
1942Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist[†]
Roger Swerts is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. As an amateur he placed 18th in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1965 UCI Road World Championships. He turned professional later in 1965.
1942Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (born 1869)[†]
Alfred Flatow was a Jewish German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was murdered in the Holocaust.