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1944Ken Grimwood, American author (died 2003)[†]
Kenneth Milton Grimwood was an American author, who also published work under the name of Alan Cochran. In his fantasy fiction, Grimwood combined themes of life-affirmation and hope with metaphysical concepts, themes found in his best-known novel, Replay (1986). It won the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.
1944Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer and coach[†]
Robert Graeme Pollock is a former cricketer for South Africa, Transvaal and Eastern Province. A member of a famous cricketing family, Pollock is widely regarded as one of South Africa's greatest ever cricketers, and as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Despite Pollock's international career being cut short at the age of 26 by the sporting boycott of South Africa, and all but one of his 23 Test matches being against England and Australia, the leading cricket nations of the day, he broke a number of records. His completed career Test match batting average of 60.97 remains the third best behind Sir Don Bradman and Adam Voges.
1944Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (died 2020)[†]
Sir Roger Vernon Scruton, was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views. The founding-editor of The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, Scruton wrote over 50 books on architecture, art, philosophy, politics, religion, among other topics. Scruton was also Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission for the United Kingdom's government, from 2019 to 2020. His views on classical architecture and beauty are still promoted via his foundation, while his political stances remain influential.
The German Reich was struck last week by the greatest, perhaps the most fateful, air assault in history. Its objective was the destruction of the Luft-waffe as an effective fighting force. It was aimed to bring the German fighter plane to combat in the skies, to smash Germans fighters on the ground, to obliterate factories where German fighters are made.
The long conflict between President Roosevelt and Congress flared into the open last week. Stung by a White House rebuke, Congressmen who had been sniping at Administration policies for months launched a furious counter-attack. Behind the explosion were many old grievances stemming from a growing Congressional resistance to the President's leadership.
AFTER spending last week lurking in the suburbs, "Porgy and Bess" is to return to the City Center tomorrow evening, thus resuming a career which had been interrupted by a few days of previously booked grand opera. With no disrespect to "Tosca" and "Carmen" as members of the fine arts, both sides no doubt will be glad to see it back.
A QUICK roll-call of the Playwrights Company the other day brought to light the fact that at least one of them should be closely occupied with the trade for some months to come. That faithful of the moment is Elmer Rice, who is thinking of adapting "Tucker's People," the Ira Wolfert novel depicting the "numbers" or "policy" racket in a big American city.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 26 -- Miss Marcella May and James Lockhead Jr. of the Frisco Skate and Ski Club, San Francisco, Calif., retained their senior dance championship title over two contesting pairs from the New York Skating Club today at the National Figure Skating Association's annual championship meet.
Lt M W Harrison shows where Ger bomb fragments tore her clothing; illus
Russian planes attack Helsinki
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 26 -- Stir Up punctured the Director J.E. bubble before 17,262 persons at Hialeah Park today and went on to capture the $20,075 Flamingo Stakes in such convincing fashion that now he is the one talked of as a Kentucky Derby horse.