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OPA announces dried beans, peas, lentils and dehydrated soup point values
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Administering, in effect, a rebuff to President Roosevelt, who had voiced his "unqualified opposition" to the measure, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee decided today to report favorably on the McKellar bill, which would require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of all Federal employes receiving more than $4,500 a year.
Hurt in clipper crash, Lisbon; por
An Italian High Command communique broadcast by the Rome radio and recorded by The Associated Press:
1943Fred Biletnikoff, American football player and coach[†]
Frederick Biletnikoff is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons and later was an assistant coach with the team. He retired as an NFL player after the 1978 season then played one more season in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes in 1980. While he lacked the breakaway speed to be a deep-play threat, Biletnikoff was one of the most sure-handed and consistent receivers of his day with a propensity for making spectacular catches. He was also known for running smooth, precise pass routes. He is a member of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988) and College Football Hall of Fame (1991).
1943Bobby Mitchell, American golfer (died 2018)[†]
Bobby Wayne Mitchell was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
1943The Cavan Orphanage fire kills thirty-five girls and an elderly cook.[†]
The Cavan Orphanage fire occurred on the night of 23 February 1943 at St Joseph's Orphanage in Cavan, Ireland. 35 children and one adult employee died as a result. All of the lay teachers and nuns survived the fire. Much of the attention after the fire surrounded the role of the Poor Clares, the order of nuns who ran the orphanage, and the local fire service.
1943Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece.[†]
The Greek resistance involved armed and unarmed groups from across the political spectrum that resisted the Axis occupation of Greece in the period 1941–1944, during World War II. The largest group was the Communist-dominated EAM-ELAS. The Greek Resistance is considered one of the strongest resistance movements in Nazi-occupied Europe, with partisans, men and women known as andartes and andartisses, controlling much of the countryside prior to the German withdrawal from Greece in late 1944.