Thursday, May 13, 1943

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The Headlines

AFRICAN WAR OVER; 110,000 of Captive Total Believed German -- Booty Is Huge FEW STILL RESISTING British and French Draw Ring Tighter Around Pocket in South AFRICAN WAR OVER; GERMANS GIVE UP

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On This Day

• World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Pope Pius IX (1792)
• Alphonse Daudet (1840)
• Maria Theresa (1717)
• Ronald Ross (1857)
• Georges Braque (1882)

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Tech Check

Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).

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