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USSR forces advance on Kherson; mow down retreating Gers; Gers rept USSR landing south of Kerch; USSR forces gain, Dnieper bend; take Pervomaiskoye, northeast of Krivoi Rog; Cossack action noted
Allied planes sink 3 Jap destroyers, 8 merchant ships, 4 coastal vessels, Simpson Harbor, Rabaul; damage 2 cruisers, 7 merchant ships and 2 tankers; down 67-90 Jap planes; lose 19
5th Army completes control of Massico ridge by capturing Mt Croce; other units take Pratella and Gallo in inland sector and advance to within sight of Venafro; 8th Army gains near Adriatic; establishes new Trigno River bridgehead; Allied fliers continue operations and down 37 Ger planes; destroy gasoline train near Avezzano; map
Sen Com resolution revised to include Moscow pact Article 4 and par reiterating const requirements for Sen ratification of treaties growing out of exec agreements between nations; text; revised resolution offered to Sen by Connally; hailed by Ball, Burton, Hatch and Hill
H R Moskovit, Affiliated Young Dems chmn, demands Tammany reorganization and ouster of Kennedy and other leaders concerned in nomination
1943Clark Graebner, American tennis player[†]
Clark Edward Graebner is an American former professional tennis player.
1943Bob Wollek, French race car driver and skier (died 2001)[†]
Robert Jean "Bob" Wollek, nicknamed "Brilliant Bob", was a race car driver from Strasbourg, France. He won a total of 76 races in his career, 71 in Porsche cars, including four editions of the 24 Hours of Daytona and one edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring. He died in a road accident in Florida while riding a bicycle back to his accommodation after the day's practice sessions for the following day's race, the 12 Hours of Sebring.