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Denounces financial provisions of Transportation Bd's report on new subways; votes for only 2 of proposed routes, at Estimate Bd meeting
Delegates to Internatl Munitions Traffic conf will draft protocol for outlawing gas warfare based on Art 5 of Wash treaty
Wins Natl Open championship
1925Maxine Kumin, American poet and author (died 2014)[†]
Maxine Kumin was an American poet and author. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1981–1982.
1925Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation and a noted code talker during World War II (died 2013)[†]
Frank Chee Willeto was an American politician and Navajo code talker during World War II. Willeto served as the vice president of the Navajo Nation under President Milton Bluehouse, Sr. from his appointment in August 1998 until January 1999, when the Begaye administration took office.
1925The original Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company.[†]
FCA US, LLC, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler, is one of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automotive company Stellantis. Stellantis North America sells vehicles worldwide under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram Trucks nameplates. It also includes Mopar, its automotive parts and accessories division, and SRT, its performance automobile division. The division also distributes Alfa Romeo, Fiat, and Maserati vehicles in North America.