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Gen Koneff 3-day drive and encirclement of Kirovograd announced; Vatutin forces take Klesov in Sarny drive; other units take Lipovets and Berdichev and Rzhishchev areas points; map
Newark Evening News suspends pub as result of dispute with Typographical Union local over wages and working conditions; union official charges lockout
Army-navy physical exams at least 21 days prior to induction to replace draft bd screening exams and post-induction furloughs Feb 1; local bds authorized to grant pre-induction exams at any time on request; Col McDermott on NYC pre-Pearl Harbor father inductions
29 survivors landed by 2 rescue ships; naval inquiry
1944Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author[†]
Terence Dean Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has sold over 25 million copies of his books in print. He is one of the most successful living fantasy writers. In March 2025, he announced his semi-retirement from writing.
1944William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American lieutenant and sailor (born 1878)[†]
William Kissam Vanderbilt II was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.