Friday, October 8, 1943

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The Headlines

ARGENTINA SHIFTS AMBASSADOR TO U.S.; Dr. F.A. Espil Is Recalled to Buenos Aires Suddenly -- A.C. Escobar Succeeds Him Argentina Replaces Envoy to U.S.; Espil Is Called Home Suddenly

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On This Day

• World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
• Juan Perón (1895)
• Frank Herbert (1920)
• Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883)
• Zog I (1895)

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Tech Check

Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).

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