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Sec Stimson on losses as of Mar 7
Dewey replies to poll tax plea; W White, assn sec, calls reply evasive
Selec-36:6; Selective Service rules on Fed employes deferments, of men aged 26-29, 30-37 and 37-44; announcement and memorandum texts; essential activities listed
Gers reptd strengthening Norway and Denmark coastal defenses
Jap columns from north and south joined, Chumatien; control Peiping-Hankow rr; trap Chinese units; heavy fighting reptd 6 mi from Loyang; Chinese repel 2d attempted crossing, Yellow River; retake town near Yingshang; Jap unit reptd advancing on Loyang from Yenshih; Chinese planes raid entire area; blow up artillery, near Kwantilin; strafe troops; Tengfeng and Heishihkwan; down 6 Jap planes; Jap-controlled supply route to Manchuria foreseen; map
1944Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong[†]
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, is a British politician who was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992, and the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. He was made a life peer in 2005 and served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 2003 to 2024. He is one of two living former governors of Hong Kong, alongside David Wilson.
1944Max Brand, American journalist and author (born 1892)[†]
Frederick Schiller Faust was an American writer known primarily for his Western stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. As Max Brand, he also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare for a series of pulp fiction stories. His Kildare character was subsequently featured over several decades in other media, including a series of American theatrical movies by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a radio series, two television series, and comics. Faust's other pseudonyms include George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, Peter Dawson, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Henry Morland, George Challis, and Frederick Frost. He also wrote under his real name. As George Challis, Faust wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series for Argosy magazine. The Tizzo saga was a series of historical swashbuckler stories, featuring the titular warrior, set in Renaissance Italy.
1944Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (born 1863)[†]
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was an English writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900 and for his literary criticism. He influenced many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road and its sequel, Q's Legacy. His The Oxford Book of English Verse was a favourite of John Mortimer's fictional character Horace Rumpole.