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Rome USSR revolution anniv event held; Socialist ed Nenni and Communist Min Togliatti s; throng indicates pub support of aggressive policies; strength noted; crowd strongly anti-monarchy; no incidents reptd
French seen urging Brit Min Spears removal and action on independence issue; problems to be discussed, Church-ill-de Gaule conf
US 3d Army forces take Brieux, Ft Koenigsmacher, Haracourt, Rodalbe and other points; virtually cut off Metz, pinning Gers down along Moselle Valley; Amers retake most of ground lost around Kerling after see-saw battle; Chateau Salins forest cleared; Chateau Brehain captured; Amers consol positions across Neid River; US 1st Army nearly at standstill in Huertgen Forest; US 7th Army 2 mi from St Die, following Ger withdrawal forced by flooding of lowlands; clears most of Mortagne and de Champ forests; French stalled by heavy rains in Vosges Mts; map
US troops push southward down Ormoc Valley; seize Mt Catabaran dominating main rd; continue to hold initiative; drive slowly down Pinamopoan-Ormoc rd; capture area between Mt Catabaran and Pina; drive for crest of ridge overlooking Ormoc harbor; US planes bomb Ormoc; Japanese intensify air raids; lose 11 planes; US Navy and Army planes set up air blockade; Jap air raid on US San Pedro Bay shipping noted; Tokyo radio claims Kamikaze planes sank 2 Allied transports and damaged 7 others, Leyte Gulf
1944Timmy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2022)[†]
Timothy Earle Thomas was an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".