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USSR planes attack Ger transport convoy, Barents Sea; rept sinkings
L I Noyes urges newspapers safeguard US const liberties; stresses interdependence of free Amer and free press
Physicians and Surgeons Coll gets B M Baruch funds to form physical med research and training center
1944Michael Fish, English meteorologist and journalist[ā ]
Michael Fish is a British weather forecaster. From 1974 to 2004, he was a television presenter for BBC Weather.
1944Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (died 2017)[ā ]
Cuba Mark Gooding Sr. was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits, most notably, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972), peaking at No. 2 for three weeks, and peaking at No. 3 on Billboardā²s all-genre Hot-100 list. "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" (1974), "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" and "Rolling Down a Mountainside" were also top 10 hits on Billboard charts. He also recorded as a solo artist with hits of his own.
1944Herb Pedersen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[ā ]
Herbert Joseph Pedersen is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past fifty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different bands.