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December 28, 1929

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TERRANOVA CHARGES HE IS 'POLITICAL GOAT'; Denying Murder Contract, He Says Accusation Arose From Smith-Walker Split. MAYOR CALLS HIM JACKASS No Move Made to Arrest Him as Whalen Studies Chicago Traffic--Court Clerk Suspended. Walker Replies to Terranova. McGeehan Postpones Inquiry. TERRANOVA CHARGES HE IS 'POLITICAL GOAT' Whalen Telephones to Secretary. Cannot Account for His Title. Two of Terranova's Brothers Slain.

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Terranova calls charge against him outcome of political fight in Bronx of ex-Gov Smith and E J Flynn against Mayor Walker and J F Hylan

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2 WOMEN FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL MYSTERY; One 70, the Other 48, Discovered in Beds in the Pennsylvania, With No Marks of Violence. DOUBLE SUICIDE DOUBTED Jersey Trust Co. Book of "Mrs. Smith" and Montreal Bankbook of "Mrs. Dreyfus" Left. No Answers to Raps on Door. 2 WOMEN FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL MYSTERY Unfinished Note Found in Room. Natural Death and Shock Is Theory. FAIL TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS. Boston, Brookline and Somerville Searches Shed No Light on Hotel Deaths.

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Found dead in Hotel Pennsylvania room with Mrs M A Dreyfuss

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Notable Births

Brian Redhead

1929Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (died 1994)[†]

Brian Leonard Redhead was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was a co-presenter of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 from 1975 until 1993, shortly before his death. He was a great lover and promoter of the city of Manchester and the North West in general, where he lived for most of his career.

Terry Sawchuk

1929Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1970)[†]

Terrance Gordon Sawchuk was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers between 1950 and 1970. He won the Calder Trophy, earned the Vezina Trophy four times, was a four-time Stanley Cup champion, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame the year after his final season, one of 10 players for whom the three-year waiting period was waived.

Maarten Schmidt

1929Maarten Schmidt, Dutch astronomer (died 2022)[†]

Maarten Schmidt was a Dutch-born American astronomer who first measured the distances of quasars. He was the first astronomer to identify a quasar, and so was pictured on the March cover of Time magazine in 1966.