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comm to be set up sooner than expected; French Natl Liberation Com participation indicated; comm scope discussed
testifies, Sen-House Mil Affairs Com joint hearing; illus
Giraud warning to Ger Corsica, adm to consider French patriots as French Army regulars reptd broadcast; French Commandos reptd landed, Corsica, to reinforce patriots revolt against Gers; action seen as result of Ital collapse; Giraud communique repts fighting favorable to Allies; Ger Corsica forces strengthened by evacuation of troops from Sardinia; Ajaccio port held by French; Gers hold Bastia; Ger column reptd wiped out, mt area; Ital units said to control Ajaccio-Bastia ry; bases on Corsica and value discussed; map
Legion of Merit award illus
W L Willkie article on '44 Repub platform
1943David Hood, American session bassist and trombone player[†]
David Hood is an American musician, hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, He is known for playing the bass guitar and trombone, and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
1943Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer[†]
Jerome Leonard Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror and science fiction. After working in advertising out of college, Bruckheimer moved into film production in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he partnered with fellow producer Don Simpson. Bruckheimer and Simpson's partnership continued until Simpson's death in 1996. Bruckheimer has produced films including Flashdance, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Crimson Tide, Dangerous Minds, Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, as well as the Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Bad Boys, Pirates of the Caribbean and National Treasure franchises.