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September 3, 1926

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GRAND JURY URGES CURB ON LAWYERS TO SPEED JUSTICE; It Would Hold Attorneys Who Delay Criminal Trials to Strict Accountability. WANTS STIFFER SENTENCES Life Terms for Second Degree Murder and Less Time for Appeals Recommended. WOULD PROTECT POLICEMEN Judge Mancuso Praises Jurors for Study of Crime -- Says It Meets Crooks' Challenge. GRAND JURY JOINS IN WAR ON CROOKS

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Grand Jury asks extreme sentences for ex-convicts who attack police, and "strict accountability" for attys who delay trials

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Alison Lurie

1926Alison Lurie, American author and academic (died 2020)[†]

Alison Stewart Lurie was an American novelist and academic. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs. Although better known as a novelist, she wrote many non-fiction books and articles, particularly on children's literature and the semiotics of dress.

Irene Papas

1926Irene Papas, Greek actress (died 2022)[†]

Irene Papas or Pappas was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such popular award-winning films as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Z (1969). She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women (1971) and Iphigenia (1977). She played the title roles in Antigone (1961) and Electra (1962). She had a fine singing voice, on display in the 1968 recording Songs of Theodorakis.

Uttam Kumar

1926Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980)[†]

Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, known professionally as Uttam Kumar, was an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, Kumar dominated Bengali cinema from the 1950s throughout the 1970s, being referred to as "Mahanayak". His accolades include five National Awards and four Filmfare Awards.