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August 19, 1926

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CHURCH ASKS CALLES TO SUSPEND LAWS; Mexican Bishops Assert Edict and Constitution Transgress the Will of the People. SEEK REPEAL BY CONGRESS Chambers of Commerce Also Call for Halt on Ban, as Boycott Is Ruining Trade. CHURCH ASKS CALLES TO SUSPEND LAWS

By L.c. Speers.special Cable To the New York Times.by L.c. Speers

Peace overtures by Catholic Episcopate acting through Archbishop Mora y del Rio and Bishop Diaz; Confed of Chambers of Commerce in lr to Pres Calles asks revision of law to end boycott; statement by J A Flaherty of K of C

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Angus Scrimm

1926Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (died 2016)[†]

Angus Scrimm was an American actor, author, and journalist, known for his portrayal of the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels.