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Dem conv fight over VP nomination seen as Wallace opponents fail to agree on substitute candidate; Byrnes opposed by CIO and other groups; Truman gains strength; states unwillingness to run
Brit capture members of Ger women's auxiliary air force units, Orne River drive
Paris radio predicts mil decision within 3 mos
Domel repts Tojo replaced by Gen Y Umezu as Army Chief of Staff; other command shifts announced
1944Tim McIntire, American actor and singer (died 1986)[†]
Timothy John McIntire was an American character actor, perhaps best known for his starring roles as Alan Freed in the film American Hot Wax (1978), as singer George Jones in the television movie Stand by Your Man (1981), and for his performances in The Gumball Rally (1976) and Brubaker (1980).
1944Andres Vooremaa, Estonian chess player (died 2022)[†]
Andres Vooremaa was an Estonian chess player, who twice won the Estonian Chess Championship. He was awarded the Soviet Master title in 1969.