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May 28, 1943

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POWER UNITS HIT IN SARDINIA RAIDS; U.S. Fliers Strike Plants at Tirso -- Spread Havoc at Three Sicilian Airports

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Tirso power plant hit in Allied raids, Sardinia

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U.S. Fliers Get Record Bag; ZEISS FACTORY HIT BY R.A.F. MOSQUITOS

By Unknown Author

RAF bombs Zeiss instrument works, Jena, and other targets in Belgium and northern France; US fliers attack Wilhelmshaven and Emden naval bases; destroy 74 planes

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ABATING CLARIFIED, TAX BILL IS SHAPED FOR REPORT TODAY; Conferees Remit $50 of $66.67 Liability -- Add 1937 to Base Years in 2d Windfall Clause

By John H. Crider

conferees make final changes on bill; Morgenthau reiterates demand of $16,000,000,000 additional revenue; clarifies $50 cancellation; persons who die in armed forces after Dec 7, '41, have liabilities incurred after said date canceled; windfall provisions changed; mil exemptions extended to cover persons in United Nations forces; windfall computation revd

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Cloak Industry Agrees to Pension Workers at $600 a Year at Age 65; PENSION PLAN WON BY CLOAK WORKERS

By Unknown Author

On NY cloak industry agreement on pensions

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ZEISS FACTORY HIT; Planes Fly 1,000 Miles to Bomb Plants That Make Instruments

By the Associated Press

Jena factory bombed

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Notable Births

1943Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[†]

Terrance Arthur Crisp is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and player. Crisp played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers between 1965 and 1977. Crisp coached for 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning. Crisp also worked as a radio and TV broadcaster for the Nashville Predators. Crisp retired from his broadcast duties at the end of the 2021-22 season.