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Concludes Volstead act fails in survey of conditions under prohibition; urges wise restrictions instead; some officers and directors
Speculation on probable change of blanket obstruction to Gov Smith's plans in Legis and policy; reorganization, executive budget and 4-year term for Gov to be fought out; Hughes's chmnship of Reorganization Com expected to help party
Bldg Trades Employers' Assn rejects demands for increases in 37 trades in negotiating new contract for 1926; statistics show 125% increase over 1914 rates
1925José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (died 1990)[†]
José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 June 1984 to 1 June 1989. He was mayor of San Salvador before running for president in 1972. He lost, but the election is widely viewed as fraudulent. Following a coup d'état in 1979, Duarte led the subsequent civil-military Junta from 1980 to 1982. He was then elected president in 1984, defeating ARENA party leader Roberto D'Aubuisson.
1925Johnny Mandel, American composer and conductor (died 2020)[†]
John Alfred Mandel was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn. He won five Grammy Awards, from 17 nominations; his first nomination was for his debut film score for the multi-nominated 1958 film I Want to Live!
1925William Tebeau, African-American engineer (died 2013)[†]
William Henry Tebeau in 1948 became the first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State College (OSU). He was an engineer for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for 36 years. A residence hall at OSU and Highway 126 between Eugene and Florence are both named after him.