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July 1, 1945

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Balik Papan Bombed Again; Tokyo Holds Invasion Near; PAPER BALLOONS BRING JAPANESE BOMBS

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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: Allied planes bomb Balik Papan and other Borneo targets; Jap radio repts Allied fleet bombarding Balik Papan area; claims invasion imminent; Allied fliers rept seeing new Jap aircraft defense, cable topped by silver ball, over Balik Papan; Australian 9th Div encounters first Jap opposition since landing in drive south from Miri oil fields; Tokyo radio discloses Allied minesweepers clearing waters off Balik Papan

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Notable Births

Mike Burstyn

1945Mike Burstyn, American actor and singer[†]

Michael Burstein is an Israeli-American actor known onstage as Mike Burstyn. He was born in New York City to the late Yiddish-language actors, Pesach Burstein and Lillian Lux. His first cousin was Borsch Belt comedian, Jay Lester. Mike began performing on stage at Yiddish theaters from childhood, in musicals and melodramas produced by his father, Pesach Burstein, especially as part of the Four Bursteins. in standard Pesach Burstein productions like A Khasene in Shtetl. He headed out on his own after reaching adulthood, in a bid to reach audiences bigger than the Yiddish stage.

Debbie Harry

1945Debbie Harry, American singer-songwriter and actress[†]

Deborah Ann Harry is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached No. 1 on the US charts between 1979 and 1981.