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WLB, alarmed by output cut, certifies strikes to Roosevelt
Dewey cites Aurelio nomination charges
Allied planes raid Jap shipping, Ubili area, New Brit; bomb Kavieng and Gasmata airdromes; Allied fighter patrols intercept Jap bombers apparently trying to drop supplies to Jap troops cut off in area west of Sattelberg
Sen Russell urges US acquisition of mil and naval rights, Sen
8th Army captures Torella and 5 other towns and secures Trigno River bridgehead; BBC repr repts Allied naval units shelled Gaeta port near Naples; 5th Army seizes Riardo and captures ridge facing Mt Massico; fliers grounded by weather; Swedish dispatch repts new Allied landing in central Italy planned; map
1943Don Simpson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996)[†]
Donald Clarence Simpson was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor, known for his work in blockbuster films of the 1980s and '90s. Simpson entered the film industry in the 1970s and worked at Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. He eventually began a professional partnership with Jerry Bruckheimer, and together, they produced hit films such as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996), the latter released posthumously. As his stature in Hollywood grew, Simpson became notorious for his debauched lifestyle, which included severe and longstanding substance abuse, and he ultimately died from heart failure caused by an overdose of cocaine and prescription drugs. By the time of his death, his and Bruckheimer's films had grossed over $3 billion worldwide.