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parleys with northern and southern groups resumed; Steelman discusses outlook; Lewis assails WLB dual policy; UMWA opens newspaper ad campaign
Morgenthau denies pub will be asked to invest savings
Gorsline with Patton illus
RAF raids Kiel in huge force; bombs Brest; US fliers raid Antwerp; action cited; Gen Armstrong leads raid; Gers hint at reprisals for Renault works raid; map
London radio and US sources reveal White plan details including pact against currency debasement and gold-unit value symbol called 'unitas' with established trade and banking channels use; Repr Andresen scores US secrecy; sees US gold at stake; Morgenthau presents suggestions to Sen coms and interested govts
1943Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist (died 2017)[â ]
Maxwell Frank Clifford was an English publicist and convicted sex offender who was particularly associated with promoting "kiss and tell" stories in tabloid newspapers.
1943Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic[â ]
Roger Cook is a New Zealand-born British investigative journalist and television broadcaster. In 1997, he won a British Academy of Film & Television Arts special award "for 25 years of outstanding quality investigative reporting", for his show The Cook Report.
1943Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player[â ]
Ian Robert MacRae is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, MacRae represented West Coast, Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1963 to 1970. He played 28 matches for the All Blacksâthree as captainâincluding 17 internationals.
1943Mitchell Melton, American lawyer and politician (died 2013)[â ]
Mitchell Wesley Melton was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was the founder, organizer and original spokesman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, founded in 1969.