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September 3, 1925

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Headlines from September 3, 1925

HOME RULE UPHELD BY APPEALS COURT; BUS DECISION WAITS; Lower Bench Is Reversed on Amendment's Validity and Legality of Statute. ENDS DOUBT ON CITY BILLS Unanimous Decision Legalizes Many Acts Passed Here and Elsewhere in the State. GOV. SMITH PRAISES VERDICT He Halls the Ruling as a Victory for Walker -- Precedent for Other States, Says Colby. HOME RULE UPHELD BY APPEALS COURT

By Special to The New York Times

Right of N Y C to operate buses has not been decided in Court of Appeals decision which affirms legality of home rule amendment to N Y S Constitution

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Notable Births

Anne Jackson

1925Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016)[†]

Anne Jackson was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actor Eli Wallach, with whom she often co-starred. In 1956, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Paddy Chayefsky's Middle of the Night. In 1963, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her performance in two Off-Broadway plays, The Typists and The Tiger.

Bengt Lindström

1925Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008)[†]

Bengt Karl Erik Lindström was a Swedish artist. Lindström was one of Sweden's best known contemporary artists with a characteristic style of distinct colors, often including contorted faces. He had two children, Mariana and Alexandre. In 2003, Lindström became disabled due to a stroke and he became unable to paint. The year 2004 saw the release of a film about Bengt's life: "Lindström - Le Diable de la Couleur et de la Forme". On 29 January 2008, Lindström died at his home in Sundsvall, Sweden.

Hank Thompson (musician)

1925Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)[†]

Henry William Thompson was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.

Historical Events

USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)

1925USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.[†]

USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was constructed during 1922–1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the U.S. Navy's experience with rigid airships and made the first crossing of North America by airship. On the 57th flight, Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall line over Ohio in September 1925.