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April 1, 1929

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HARVEY TO OUST 50 FROM JOBS IN FIGHT AGAINST DE BRAGGA; Will Order Discharge Today of All Non-Civil Service Sympathizers With Leader. DAUGHTER, 19, TO BE AIDE She Will Replace Confidential Stenographer at $3,000 Salary-- Karle to Name Others. BRIEGER MAY RUN IN FALL Asserts Queens Head Cannot Be Re-elected--De Bragga Is "Not Thinking Out Loud." Brieger May Run for Presidency. HARVEY TO OUST 50 FROM JOBS IN FIGHT Harvey to Appoint Daughter. De Bragga 'Not Thinking Aloud.'

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Will order discharge of all non-civil service employes in sympathy with J H DeBragga; appts E Harvey as his sec in place of Mrs L Oerther; dismisses F DeBragga as corp inspector

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JOHNSON OPENS FIRE ON ROOF COURT PLAN; Voices League Irreconcilables' Opposition to Joining by Ratifying the Formula. SEES US DISLIKED ABROAD California Senator Cites Chance of Hostile Ruling on Case of the I'm Alone as Warning. Borah Has Opposed Plan. JOHNSON OPENS FIRE ON ROOT COURT PLAN Statement of Senator Johnsan. Views Root Plan as Different. "None Too Well Liked"

By Special to The New York Times

Criticizes E Roofs plan for entry of U S into World Court; text of statement

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Notable Births

Jonathan Haze

1929Jonathan Haze, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and production manager (died 2024)[†]

Jonathan Haze was an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in Roger Corman films, especially the 1960 black comedy cult classic The Little Shop of Horrors, in which he played florist's assistant Seymour Krelboined.

Milan Kundera

1929Milan Kundera, Czech-French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 2023)[†]

Milan Kundera was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. His Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, but he was granted Czech citizenship in 2019.

Payut Ngaokrachang

1929Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (died 2010)[†]

Payut Ngaokrachang was a Thai cartoonist and animator. He created Thai cinema's first cel-animated feature film, The Adventure of Sudsakorn.

Jane Powell

1929Jane Powell, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2021)[†]

Jane Powell was an American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door image, Powell appeared in films, television and on the stage, performing in the musicals A Date with Judy (1948), Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and Hit the Deck (1955).