Thursday, May 18, 1944

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The Headlines

Polish Vote Asks Gen. Sosnkowski Be Removed From Political Office; POLISH VOTE POSES SOSNKOWSKI ISSUE

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I Love You

Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

The must-have

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On This Day

• World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.

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• Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Pope John Paul II (1920)
• Bertrand Russell (1872)
• Omar Khayyam (1048)
• Nicholas II (1868)
• Walter Gropius (1883)

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Tech Check

Harvard Mark I Computer, Kidney Dialysis Machine & Synthesized Quinine.

Cost of Living (1940)