Barbara Mason is an American soul singer with several R&B and pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for her self-written 1965 hit song "Yes, I'm Ready". She has released 12 albums, including her 1965 debut with Yes, I'm Ready, and has had 14 top 40 hits on the US Billboard R&B chart.

1947John Varley, American author^[†]

John Herbert Varley is an American science fiction writer.

Headlines from August 9, 1947

VA Personnel Cut 8,000 More; 400 to 500 Offices to Be Closed; 8,000 MORE TO GO, VA CURBS ACTIVITY

Russian Says U.S. Violates Rights In Labor Law and Loyalty Survey; RUSSIAN SAYS U.S. VIOLATES RIGHTS

TRUMAN APPROVES MEASURE TO END CREDIT CURB NOV. 1; TRUMAN APPROVES CREDIT CURB ACTION But President Makes It Clear He Favors Continued Control for Economic Stability IS CRITICAL OF CONGRESS He Accepts 3-Month Extension as Better Than None -- Warns Against Installment Spree

Death of Bela Kovacs Reported in Hungary

3 Believed Killed, 2 Saved In La Guardia Plane Crash; 3 BELIEVED KILLED, 2 SAVED IN CRASH American Airlines' $130,000 Experimental Flagship Down in Flushing Bay -- Pilot, Chief Officer, Mechanic Missing

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