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December 1, 1943

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Headlines from December 1, 1943

British Merge Bridgeheads On 14-Mile Line on Sangro; Seize Mastery of Ridge Dominating Whole Valley Where Battle Rages On After Smash Into German Defense -- U.S. Troops Gain ALLIES DOMINATE VALLEY OF THE SANGRO BRITISH ON SANGRO JOIN BRIDGEHEADS

By Milton Brackerby Wireless To the New York Times

Ital mainland action: Brit 8th Army captures Fossacesia, Santa Maria Mozzagrogna and Romagnoli; merges bridgeheads on 14-mi Sangro River line; seizes mastery of ridge dominating river valley after smash into Ger defenses; US 5th Army gains, Castel San Vincenzo area; 5th Army flanking movement cited; map

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Notable Births

Kenny Moore (runner)

1943Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Kenneth Clark Moore was an American Olympic road running athlete, journalist and actor. He ran the marathon at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth at the latter.

Notable Deaths

Damrong Rajanubhab

1943Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (born 1862)[โ€ ]

Prince Tisavarakumara, the Prince Damrong Rajanubhab was the founder of the modern Thai educational system as well as the modern provincial administration. He was an autodidact, a (self-taught) historian, and one of the most influential Thai intellectuals of his time.