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April 3, 1928

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CONNOLLY QUITS AS CITY BARS HIS $100,000 DEFENSE FUND; SEWER HEARINGS MAY END; HE UPHOLDS HIS REGIME Borough Head Contends He Can't Finance His Own Defense. SHEARN REPORT LIKELY His Authority Believed Ended, but May Send Evidence Uncovered to Smith. WALKER BLOCKS THE FUND. Board Votes 14 to 2 Against Aid to Connolly--Contractors Get Pay and Resume Work.

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Connolly resigns as Borough Pres of Queens as City bars defense fund; C J Shearn, appt by Gov Smith to investigate charges, will rept; Mayor Walker instrumental in blocking defense fund; H H Klein urges further investigation with view to criminal prosecution; witnesses testify before Shearn

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Don Gibson

1928Don Gibson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)[†]

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Emmett Johns

1928Emmett Johns, Canadian priest, founded Dans la Rue (died 2018)[†]

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Earl Lloyd

1928Earl Lloyd, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)[†]

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Jennifer Paterson

1928Jennifer Paterson, English chef and television personality (died 1999)[†]

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