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Sen Robinson on necessity for strong Southern campaign
Lundborg's story; he believes Italia toll of 19 lives, some on ice floe go insane; icebreaker halted 30 miles off; no trace of Amundsen; new expedition under J Charcot starts from France to seek Amundsen and R Guilbaud; rept that Malmgren planned suicide; rept that Nobile's mind broke denied
Asks police to drive gangsters from Bronx; promises support of Bronx Co Grand Jury
Raised to 5% at Chicago
France will qualify assent to Kellogg compact; Paris hears each contracting nation will append its own interpretation; Wash denies rumor; Germany will sign without reservations; British delay explained
1928Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, Welsh-English lawyer and politician (died 2015)[†]
Greville Ewan Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, was a British politician, barrister and writer. He became a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leicester in the 1970 general election as a last-minute candidate, succeeding his father. He was an MP until 1997, and then elevated to the House of Lords. Never a frontbencher, Janner was particularly known for his work on Select Committees; he chaired the Select Committee on Employment for a time. He was associated with a number of Jewish organisations including the Board of Deputies of British Jews, of which he was chairman from 1978 to 1984, and was later prominent in the field of education about the Holocaust.
1928Bobo Olson, American boxer (died 2002)[†]
Carl "Bobo" Olson was an American boxer. He was the World Middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s. His nickname was based on his younger sister's mispronunciation of "brother".
1928Andrea Veneracion, Filipina choirmaster (died 2014)[†]
Andrea Ofilada Veneracion was a Filipino choral conductor and a recipient of the 1999 National Artist for Music award. She founded the Philippine Madrigal Singers in 1963. She was also an adjudicator in numerous international choral competitions and was an active force in choral music before her massive stroke in 2005.