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March 23, 1944

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Red Army in Pervomaisk; Also Reported at the Prut; PERVOMAISK FALLS IN RUSSIAN SWEEP

By W.h. Lawrenceby Cable To the New York Times

depletion of Ger forces discussed; map showing possible location of divs; Koneff army takes Pervomaisk; many Gers drown in Bug River; other USSR forces take Bar, cutting Zhmerinka-Mogilev ry, Yarishev and Konstantinovka; Gers rept USSR offensive in Proskurov-Tarnopol area and near Brody; rept over 100 USSR divs assembled for Narva area blow; map

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Tony McPhee

1944Tony McPhee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)[†]

Anthony Charles McPhee was an English guitarist and singer. He was the founder of the British blues and rock band the Groundhogs.

Michael Nyman

1944Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music and pianist[†]

Michael Laurence Nyman, CBE is an English composer, pianist, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film scores, and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano. He has written a number of operas, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat; Letters, Riddles and Writs; Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs; Facing Goya; Man and Boy: Dada; Love Counts; and Sparkie: Cage and Beyond. He has written six concerti, five string quartets, and many other chamber works, many for his Michael Nyman Band. He is also a performing pianist. Nyman prefers to write opera over other forms of music.

Ric Ocasek

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Richard Theodore Otcasek, known as Ric Ocasek, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band the Cars. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums. Ocasek's 1986 single, "Emotion in Motion", was a top 20 hit in the United States.