US Dist Atty J C Lehr to ask Fed grand jury to indict at least 50 civilians allegedly involved in attempts to manipulate assignments of Detroit men to field; Repr Shafer arrives; int Col Wright; starts inquiry into 2 shootings

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Tunis, Delivered From Evil, Rises to Allied Bugles' Blare; TUNIS HEARS BLARE OF ALLIES' BUGLES

By Drew Middleton

Giraud cites Tunis victory, radio s to French pub

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1943Raquel Blandón, Guatemalan lawyer and activist, First Lady of Guatemala (died 2024)^[†]

Haydee Raquel Blandón Sandoval was a Guatemalan lawyer, activist, and political leader who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 1986 to 1991, as the wife of President Vinicio Cerezo. She was the nominee for the Renewed Democratic Liberty party for vice president of Guatemala in the 2011 election as Manuel Baldizón's running mate.

1943Judith Jamison, American dancer and choreographer (died 2024)^[†]

Judith Ann Jamison was an American dancer and choreographer. She danced with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1965 to 1980 and was Ailey's muse. She later returned to be the company's artistic director from 1989 until 2011, and then its artistic director emerita. She received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, and the Handel Medallion, New York City's highest cultural honor, in 2010.

Headlines from May 10, 1943

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SOVIET AIR FORCE OPENS NEW DRIVE; Destroys 930 Planes in Week at Cost of 235 -- Nazis' Kuban Thrust Fails

Windsors Arrive Without Fanfare; She Would Shop, He Lacks Dollars; WINDSORS ARRIVE WITHOUT FANFARE

CIVILIANS ACCUSED IN AIR BASE BRIBERY; Federal District Attorney Says He Will Ask 50 Be Indicted in Selfridge Field Case

Tunis, Delivered From Evil, Rises to Allied Bugles' Blare; TUNIS HEARS BLARE OF ALLIES' BUGLES

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