800 Strike at West Point Air Field, Protesting Use of Non-Union Men; WEST POINT WORK HALTED BY STRIKE
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Fay indictment on kickback charges cited
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August 20, 1943
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Russians Move on Kharkov In Attack From Three Sides; Smash Fierce German Counter-Blows to Gain Up to 7 Miles and Take 30 Villages -- Advance on Bryansk Continues RUSSIANS CLOSING SACK ON KHARKOV
By the Associated Press
USSR forces gain, Kharkov and Bryansk; Ger destruction noted
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Kennedy's Son Is Hero in Pacific As Destroyer Splits His PT Boat; Kenne Kennedy's Son a Hero in Pacific As Destroyer Splits His PT Boat
By the Associated Press
Jap destroyer splits torpedo boat, Solomons; rescued; int; por; parents comments
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October Draft of Fathers Held to Non-War Workers; DRAFT OF FATHERS WILL BE LIMITED
By the Associated Press
Size: WMC officials see no cut in 10,800,000 goal for '43
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SOFTENING OF REICH CALLED ABOVE 50%; Pre-Invasion Bombings Are Analyzed -- Airfields Hit Again -- Fortress Victory SOFTENING OF REICH CALLED ABOVE 50%
By Raymond Daniellby Cable To the New York Times
Allied fliers bomb Ger airfields, Netherlands and France; down 50 fighter planes; pre-invasion softening of Ger by air bombardment believed more than half done; bombings since Feb '43 revd
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Notable Births
1943Roger Gale, English journalist and politician[†]
Sir Roger James Gale is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Herne Bay and Sandwich, previously North Thanet, since 1983. He had a career in journalism and broadcasting from 1964, around the same time as he joined the Conservative Party, until 1983.
1943Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor[†]
Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith, known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and returning in a television film in 1996 and in the show's revival in several appearances. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012–2014).
Notable Deaths
1943William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (born 1858)[†]
Sir William Hill Irvine was an Australian politician and judge. He served as Premier of Victoria (1902–1904), Attorney-General of Australia (1913–1914), and Chief Justice of Victoria (1918–1935).