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TORONTO, Dec. 4 -- Toronto raced through the Rangers almost at will at Maple Leaf Gardens tonight for an 11 -- 4 victory which lifted the home team into sole possession of second place in the National Hockey League standing.
ALGIERS, Dec. 4 -- Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army has pounded forward in a great attack ushered in by the most powerful artillery barrage of the Italian campaign, it was officially announced today.
Govt campaign for early retiring urged for conservation
Supply: Ickes request for $3,550,000 special supplemental appropriation to carry out allocation plan approved by Sen subcom, following his warning that country faces grave supply crisis as strikes result; plan would set up dist allocation offices in 65 cities
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4 -- Salto, William Helis' 4-year-old colt, found his racing legs today under 111 pounds and a fine ride by Nick Jemas to win the six-furlong Mississippi Handicap, $2,000 feature at the Fair Grounds.
1943Eva Joly, Norwegian-French judge and politician[†]
Eva Joly is a Norwegian-born French juge d'instruction (magistrate) and politician for Europe Écologie–The Greens. She represented that party as a candidate for the presidency of France in the 2012 elections. She also served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019.
1943Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, South Korean cardinal[†]
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung is a Korean prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Seoul from 2012 to 2021, while also holding the title of Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pyongyang in North Korea. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2014. He was also the chairman of Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation (CPBC).
1943World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.[†]
Crossbow was the code name in World War II for Anglo-American operations against the German long range reprisal weapons (V-weapons) programme. The primary V-weapons were the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket, which were launched against Britain from 1944 to 1945 and used against continental European targets as well.