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2-point margarine value cut and LaGuardia stand cited
Ger airfield at Avord, Cherbourg mil targets, Pas-de-Calais area and Tours among US and Brit raid targets; RAF bombs Friedrichshafen, Stuttgart and points in Belgium and France; Friedrichshafen raid shakes bldgs on Swiss side of Lake Constance; map
Revolt broken up; plotters held; siege imposed
Brit Foreign Office communique terms mission successful; text; Stettinius holds farewell confs
1944Francis Lee, English footballer and businessman (died 2023)[†]
Francis Henry Lee, also known as Franny Lee, was an English professional footballer and businessman. He was also later the chairman and main shareholder of Manchester City, as well as briefly a racehorse trainer and amateur cricket player.
1944Billy Bitzer, American cinematographer (born 1872)[†]
Gottfried Wilhelm Bitzer was an American cinematographer, notable for his close association and pioneering work with D. W. Griffith.
1944Pyotr Stolyarsky, Soviet violinist (born 1871)[†]
Pyotr Solomonovich Stolyarsky was a Soviet violinist and eminent pedagogue, honored as People's Artist of UkSSR (1939). He was a member of CPSU from 1939.