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Asks Cong emergency action to expand unemployment ins coverage, amt and duration
Jap planes sink 1 light US naval unit and damage 12 others, Okinawa; marines hold all of Naha west of canalized Kumochi River; 7th Div thrusts through Osato Mura Hill dist to close in on Tera and Kamizato; Amers continue Shuri attacks against stiff opposition; US carrier planes hit Sakishima airfields; Okinawa civilians reptd moving southward from Shuri; Jap line seen outflanked by 7th Div advance in eastern coast sector and Jap escape routes to Chinen peninsula seen periled by 7th's capture of cliff below Yonabaru; map
outlines USSR demands for effective world security body, conf
Min Abe indicates 40-50% of Tokyo pub utilities destroyed by 3-29 raids
1945Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)[†]
Gary Brooker was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.
1945Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (died 2013)[†]
Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie was a Scottish politician and advocate who served as the Solicitor General for Scotland (1982–1989) and the Lord Advocate (1989–1992).
1945Julian Le Grand, English economist and author[†]
Sir Julian Ernest Michael Le Grand, FBA FRSA is a British academic specialising in public policy. He is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE) and was a senior policy advisor to former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
1945Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer[†]
Martin Charles Pipe, is an English former racehorse trainer credited with professionalising the British racehorse training industry, and as of 2021 the most successful trainer in British jump racing.
1945Joyce Tenneson, American photographer[†]
Joyce Tenneson is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women.
1945Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author (died 2018)[†]
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem was a Belgian economist, econometrician, activist, author, philosopher, stock-market guru, politician, and member of the Belgian and Flemish Parliaments.
1945First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber.[†]
Combat is a purposeful violent conflict between multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed or unarmed. Combat is resorted to either as a method of self-defense or to impose one's will upon others. An instance of combat can be a standalone confrontation or part of a wider conflict, and its scale can range from a fight between individuals to a war between organized groups. Combat may also be benign and recreational, as in the cases of combat sports and mock combat.