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Majs Maddalena and Penzo drop Nobile new stores; see Nobile's dog; efforts turned to finding of others; Russia orders Amundsen hunt; Lt Paris offers help; German plane ready to fly; other rescue movements, etc; pictures of Maddalena and plane
Connolly, Phillips, and F B Seely indicted for conspiracy; C B Moore cited as tax violator; 3 on bail
Drydock, E Bway and Battery Ry, subsidiary of 3d Av system, files 7c fare plea with Transit Comm; July 24 set for new rate
Leaves for Dem Natl Convention, Houston
1928Jean Cione, American baseball player (died 2010)[†]
Jean S. Cione [″Cy″] was a pitcher who played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 8", 143 lb., She batted and threw left-handed.
1928Klaus von Dohnányi, German politician[†]
Klaus Karl Anton von Dohnanyi is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as mayor of Hamburg between 1981 and 1988. As of 2025, he is the oldest living former head of a German state government.
1928Michael Shaara, American author and academic (died 1988)[†]
Michael Shaara was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction.