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LaGuardia staff works on NYC reception details; tentative procession route
Urges US set example by being 1st to ratify peace charter
Seeks Levant states representation in any internatl conf on French dispute
Tonnage at war entry, tonnage lost and built during war cited
Condemns Sen Wherry amendment to Price Control Act; asks House rejection, press conf
1945Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player[†]
Rodney Terence Argent is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band the Zombies, and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of the Zombies.
1945Bruce Degen, American writer (died 2024)[†]
Bruce Degen was an American illustrator and writer, known for illustrating The Magic School Bus, a picture book series written by Joanna Cole. He collaborated with writers Nancy White Carlstrom, on the Jesse Bear books, and Jane Yolen, on the Commander Toad series. He wrote self-illustrated Jamberry, Daddy Is a Doodlebug, and I Gotta Draw.
1945Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (died 2012)[†]
Carlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho was a Brazilian filmmaker.
1945Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator[†]
Richard Vaughn Stebbins is an American former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
1945World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.[†]
The Philippine Army (PA) is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare. As of 2025, it had an estimated strength of 110,000 personnel. The service branch was established on December 21, 1935, as the Philippine Commonwealth Army.