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U S Repr O L Mills says if drys win vote in N Y S prohibition referendum it will be mandate for State law
Program approved by Cabinet
Arrested in connection with Reid Ice Cream Co robbery
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Catholic demonstrations in churches; last Sunday rites; huge procession to Shrine of Guadalupe; program of protest outlined in pastoral lr issued by Bishops of Mexico; statement by Calles; circulars distributed by Young Men's Catholic Assn urging economic boycott
1926James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2015)[†]
Jewel Franklin Guy, known professionally as James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician. During a career that spanned more than 60 years, Best, who was known for his high-pitched, exasperated voice, performed not only in feature films, but also in scores of television series. His appearances were almost all on Western programs, as well as various country music programs and talk shows. He is probably best known for his starring role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the action comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, which originally aired on CBS between 1979 and 1985. He reprised the role in 1997 and 2000 for the made-for-television movies The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (2000).
1926Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (born 1843)[†]
Robert Todd Lincoln was an American lawyer and businessman. The eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, he was the only one of their four children to survive past 18 and also the only one to outlive both his parents. Robert Lincoln became a business lawyer and company president, and served as both United States Secretary of War (1881–1885) and the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain (1889–1893).