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ct orders Petrillo arrest on ct contempt charges for violating strike-restraining order; 8 striking musicians held liable for contempt citation; St Paul local files strike intent notice
USSR repts USSR-based US planes attack on enemy targets, Lwow area, marking 1st Allied participation in USSR offensive
State Dept publishes summary of US position; accuses Argentina of backing Axis; recommends non-recognition by other repubs; Escobar to leave Aug 1
1944Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist and journalist[†]
Jean-Marie Leblanc is a French retired professional road bicycle racer who was general director of the Tour de France from 1989 to 2007, when he reached pensionable age and was succeeded by Christian Prudhomme.
1944Barbara Thomson, English saxophonist and composer (died 2022)[†]
Barbara Gracey Thompson MBE was an English jazz saxophonist, flautist and composer. She studied clarinet, flute, piano and classical composition at the Royal College of Music, but the music of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane made her shift her interests to jazz and saxophone. She was married to drummer Jon Hiseman of Colosseum from 1967 until his death in 2018.
1944Vito D'Amato, Italian footballer (died 2025)[†]
Vito D'Amato was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward.