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MESSINA, Sicily, Aug. 17 (Delayed) -- The Sicilian campaign ended at dawn today when patrols of the American Third Division entered Messina, to find it deserted by the Germans.
USSR forces resume Kharkov advance; take Zmyev and other smaller places; advance, Bryansk drive; Gers rept USSR offensive, Izyum area; map
US Appeals Ct rules enemy alien status hinges on US recognition of Austria annexation
RAF and Canadian fliers bomb secret Ger research factory, Peenemuende on Baltic coast; rept heavy fighter opposition; lose 41 bombers; Berlin bombed; US fliers raid Ger airdromes at Woensdrecht, Netherlands, and Lille, France; rept on damage to Regensburg factory; 100 Ger fighters believed shot down in raid; Lt Gen Devers lauds 8th Air Force's 1st yr record
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1943Don Fardon, English pop singer[â ]
Donald Arthur Fardon is an English pop singer.
1943Sid Going, New Zealand rugby player (died 2024)[â ]
Sidney Milton Going was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests, for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977. He represented North Auckland domestically.
1943Billy J. Kramer, English pop singer[â ]
William Howard Ashton, known professionally as Billy J. Kramer, is an English pop singer. With the Dakotas, Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein during the 1960s and scored hits with several LennonâMcCartney compositions never recorded by the Beatles, among them the UK number one "Bad to Me" (1963). Kramer and the Dakotas had a further UK chart-topper in 1964 with "Little Children" and achieved U.S. success as part of the British Invasion. Since the end of the beat boom, Kramer has continued to record and perform. His autobiography, Do You Want to Know a Secret, was published in 2016.