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Willkie urges Hanley election to support Dewey; exchanges complimentary wires with Dewey
House com votes to continue work on new bill after Doughton repts adm has promised econ; hears Stam proposals; Treas experts to be barred from hearings
MOSCOW, Oct. 21 -- The American and British delegations today expressed the highest optimism and satisfaction over the cordiality of the discussions as the Foreign Ministers held their third business session.
Replies to Vice Pres Wallace charges of rr monopoly of transportation
1943Allen Coage, American-Canadian wrestler and coach (died 2007)[†]
Allen James Coage was an American judoka and professional wrestler. He won medals for the United States at several international judo competitions, including the heavyweight bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and later appeared in professional wrestling promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling under the ring names Bad News Brown, Buffalo Allen, and Bad News Allen.
1943Catherine E. Coulson, American actress (died 2015)[†]
Catherine Elizabeth Coulson was an American stage and screen actress who worked behind the scenes on various studio features, magazine shows and independent films as well as acting in theater and film since the age of 15. She is best known for her role as Margaret Lanterman, the enigmatic Log Lady, in the David Lynch TV series Twin Peaks.
1943Jan de Bont, Dutch director, producer, and cinematographer[†]
Jan de Bont is a Dutch former cinematographer, film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the action films Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). As a director of photography, de Bont also worked on numerous blockbusters and genre films, including Roar (1981), Cujo (1983), Flesh and Blood (1985), Die Hard (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Basic Instinct (1992).
1943Catherine Deneuve, French actress and singer[†]
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac, known professionally as Catherine Deneuve, is a French actress. She is considered one of the greatest European actresses on film. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her as one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
1943Seif Sharif Hamad, Zanzibari politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Zanzibar (died 2021)[†]
Seif Sharif Hamad was a Tanzanian politician who served as the First Vice President of Zanzibar and as Party Chairman of ACT Wazalendo.
1943World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the British Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless.[†]
The Kassel World War II bombings were a set of Allied strategic bombing attacks which took place from February 1942 to March 1945. In a single deadliest raid on 22–23 October 1943, 150,000 inhabitants were bombed-out, at least 6,000 people died, the vast majority of the city center was destroyed, and the fire of the most severe air raid burned for seven days. When the US First Army captured Kassel on 3 April 1945, only 50,000 inhabitants remained of its 1939 population of 236,000.