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French troops and Corsican patriots clear western side of island; Churchill repts shore batteries manned jointly by Ital and French units together with Ital destroyers and a Brit submarine are shelling Ger inland positions; Giraud Chief of Staff Gen de Vinek communique on situation quoted; French Natl Liberation Com hails action
McNutt warns of acute shortages, s to Amer Legion
Gers reptd burning and sacking Naples in preparation to leave city
Gers seize 2 ch dignitaries entering Vatican territory; strained relations with Pope discussed; Vatican radio repts Gers have not violated Vatican territory as yet; troops surround St Peter's Sq to prevent all entries to City; Pope protest gains release of Peruvian envoy to Vatican; Berlin warns Vatican on attitude
Jap planes raid Vella Lavella, Munda and Guadalcanal; increased Jap resistance reptd, Arundel Is; US planes maintain daily attacks on Jap gun positions defending Vila
1943Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress[†]
Antonia Christina Basilotta, better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. "Mickey", her cover of "Kitty", topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit the top ten in several other countries.
1943Barry Cable, Australian footballer and coach[†]
Barry Thomas Cable MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. Considered one of the greatest rovers in the sport's history, he played in 379 premiership games in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the Victorian Football League (VFL), and later coached in both competitions. However, his reputation was left in tatters after allegations of historical sex crimes, including a code-first revocation of his Australian Football Hall of Fame status as well as his removal from the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2023.
1943Paul Hoffert, American keyboard player, composer, and academic[†]
Paul Matthew Hoffert, LLD, CM is a recording artist, performer, media music composer, author, academic, and corporate executive. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto. He later studied music composition with Gordon Delamont. In 1969, the 26-year-old Hoffert co-founded Lighthouse, a rock group that sold millions of records and earned three Juno Awards as one of Canada's leading pop bands. His film music earned him a San Francisco Film Festival and three SOCAN Film Composer of the Year awards and included films such as The Proud Rider (1971), The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972), Outrageous! (1977), High-Ballin' (1978), The Shape of Things to Come (1979), Wild Horse Hank (1979), Mr. Patman (1980), Deadly Companion (1981), Paradise (1982), Fanny Hill (1983), Bedroom Eyes (1984), and Mr. Nice Guy (1987).