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US fliers bomb Gerbini and Catania airdromes, eastern Sicily; Brit flagship repts surrender of Lampione, last of Axis island outposts; Morocco radio repts 18,000 prisoners taken on Pantelleria, Lampedusa and Linosa
Upholds Jehovah's Witnesses right not to salute US flag and to distribute literature
bill passed, Sen; exemptions revd; Roosevelt veto expected
E A O'Neal charges farmers penalized to appease organized labor demands
stores close for various periods during day, NYC and NJ
1943Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor (died 2017)[†]
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet, better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.
1943Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmark[†]
Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen is a retired Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from 2004 to 2011. He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002 and was also a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009.