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December 7, 1943

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Susan Isaacs

1943Susan Isaacs, American author and screenwriter[†]

Susan Isaacs is an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. She adapted her 1978 debut novel into the film Compromising Positions.

1943Jóhann Ársælsson, Icelandic politician[†]

Jóhann Ársælsson is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he represented the Western constituency from May 1991 to April 1995 and from May 1999 to May 2003, and the Northwest constituency from May 2003 to May 2007.

Nick Katz

1943Nick Katz, American mathematician and academic[†]

Nicholas Michael Katz is an American mathematician, working in arithmetic geometry, particularly on p-adic methods, monodromy and moduli problems, and number theory. He is currently a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University and an editor of the journal Annals of Mathematics.

Bernard C. Parks

1943Bernard C. Parks, American police officer and politician[†]

Bernard C. Parks is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th district in South Los Angeles from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Parks served as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from August 1997 to May 2002.

1943John Bennett Ramsey, American businessman and pilot[†]

John Bennett Ramsey is an American businessman, author, and father of JonBenét Ramsey, the victim of an unsolved homicide.

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HEAVY TASK FORCES STRIKE IN PACIFIC; Blow at the Marshall Islands Comes as Allies Step Up Air Drive Against New Britain HEAVY TASK FORCES STRIKE IN PACIFIC

By George F. Horneby Telephone To the New York Times

Nimitz repts US carrier forces attacked Marshall Islands; fleet spokesman says US plane sank Jap patrol plane, Jaluit, Dec 4; navy plane attacked by Zero not damaged, Mili; Jap radio repts US planes damaged Marshalls installations; repts 20 US planes downed; claims 2 US ships sunk and 2 damaged, same area

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