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Goebbels instructions to Nazi party eds in Sept, '42 on ways to counteract discouragement revealed
Sup Ct rules cos proved to have dominated independent unions must repay to workers dues collected for membership in such unions under closed shop check-off system, Va Elec & Power Co case
retains post in new Cabinet
US, Brit and S African bombers raid Pantelleria; many Axis planes downed; Spezia raid described; daylight attacks on Messina, Sicily, and San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria reptd
1943Colin Baker, English actor[†]
Colin Charles Baker is an English actor. He played Paul Merroney in the BBC television drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executives. His performances as the Sixth Doctor in audio plays published by Big Finish Productions have been generally well received by fans.
1943William Calley, American military officer[†]
William Laws Calley Jr. was a United States Army officer convicted by court-martial of the murder of 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War. Calley was released to house arrest under orders by President Richard Nixon three days after his conviction. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granted him a new trial, but that ruling was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His initial life sentence having been modified to a term of 20 years and then further reduced to ten, Calley ultimately served three years of house arrest for the murders. Public opinion at the time about Calley was divided. After his dismissal from the U.S. Army and release from confinement, Calley avoided public attention.
1943Willie Davenport, American hurdler (died 2002)[†]
William "Willie" D. Davenport was an American sprint runner.
1943World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins.[†]
The Battle of Porta was fought on 8–9 June 1943 at the Porta and Mouzaki passes in western Thessaly, between the partisans of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the Royal Italian Army, during the Axis occupation of Greece.