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February 5, 1943

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WMC WILL CONTROL HIRING IN 32 AREAS OF LABOR SCARCITY; Will Supply Help According to Company's Importance in the War Effort MILLIONS FACE 'FREEZING' Shift to Less Vital Work Is Barred, but McNutt Lets 'Good Reason' Prevail WMC to Take Control of Hiring In 32 Areas of Labor Shortages

By the Associated Press

WMC to control hiring in 32 shortage areas; degree of job-freezing planned; hiring agencies to operate under WMC policy; penalties not stipulated although McNutt may act to force compliance; WMC Pa-Del-NJ regional dir sees controlled hiring unnecessary in those States

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PACIFIC FRAYS GO ON; But Navy Withholds All Details as Possible Help to Enemy ADVANCE ON GUADALCANAL Our Troops Push Farther West -- Allies Bomb Buin for 3 Hours, Batter Rabaul PACIFIC FRAYS GO ON BUT NAVY IS SILENT

By Lewis Woodspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Veiled in secrecy, the air-sea engagements in the South Pacific are continuing, with the American and Japanese adversaries apparently still feinting and parrying for advantageous positions in what may prove to be a history-making battle for control of the Solomon Islands.

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Notable Births

Nolan Bushnell

1943Nolan Bushnell, American engineer and businessman, founded Atari, Inc.[†]

Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America". He has started more than 20 companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He is on the board of Anti-Aging Games. In 2012, he founded an educational software company called Brainrush that uses video game technology in educational software.

Michael Mann

1943Michael Mann, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Michael Kenneth Mann is an American film director, screenwriter, author and producer. Best known for his stylized crime dramas, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as earned nominations for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. His most acclaimed works include the films Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), Public Enemies (2009), and Ferrari (2023). He was executive producer on the popular TV series Miami Vice (1984–90), which he adapted into a 2006 feature film.

Craig Morton

1943Craig Morton, American football player and sportscaster[†]

Larry Craig Morton is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, receiving All-American honors, and was selected by the Cowboys fifth overall in the 1965 NFL draft. Following nine seasons with the Cowboys, a quarterback controversy with Roger Staubach led to Morton joining the New York Giants for three seasons. He spent his final six seasons as a member of the Broncos, winning NFL Comeback Player of the Year and AFC Offensive Player of the Year in 1977.

1943Dušan Uhrin, Czech and Slovak footballer and manager[†]

Dušan Uhrin is a Czech and Slovak football coach and former player. He was the coach of Slovan Bratislava. Born in the Nitra District in the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, he has lived in Prague since the age of 16.