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1944Han Yong-un, Korean poet and social reformer (born 1879)[โ ]
Han Yong-un was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. This name was his religious name, given by his meditation instructor in 1905, and Manhae (๋งํด) was his art name; his birth name was Han Yu-cheon.
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Russians smash main Ger defense belt around Sevastopol; Black Sea Fleet planes sink 12 Axis ships; USSR repts gains in Stanislav area; map
Jefferson Day dinner, NYC
Ct anti-trust decree, ending govt suit against Pullman Inc monopoly, orders co to divest either Pullman Co or Pullman-Standard Car Mfg Co to open way for other cos competitive bidding; D A Crawford statement
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House com repts out bill to increase limit to $240,000,000,000; Treas demand for higher limit opposed by Repubs
Biddle defines Pres seizure power as that of requisition; holds its exercise is determined by emergency extent, not kind of property, supplemental brief
South Holland Prov reptd closed area; other curbs
US bombers raid Berlin and Brunswick; Allied planes bomb ry centers, bridges and other tactical targets in France and Belgium; RAF hits Leverkusen; 120 Ger planes destroyed, 57 US planes missing; map
Over 200 men reptd volunteering daily for overseas service with infantry
US Sen passes Vandenberg resolution barring Pres post-war commitments under lend-lease act