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January 6, 1930

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Headlines from January 6, 1930

SAYS VITALE FREED A CONFESSED THIEF; Whalen Tells Bar the Lawyer in Case Announced Rothstein Had Retained Him. LOOT RESTORED IN COURT Commissioner Asserts Two Identified Robber--Hunt for Terranova Pressed. Says 'Facts Speak for Themselves.' SAYS VITALE FREED A CONFESSED THIEF Says Prisoner Admitted Theft. Charges Vitale Freed Him. No Record of Lawyer Found. Dinner Guests Get Hearing Today. RUDICH READY FOR INQUIRY. Magistrate Says He Willingly Will Go Before Brooklyn Bar.

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Lr from Whalen to Bar Assn charging him with freeing C Fawcett, confessed thief, for whom A Rothstein is said to have retained atty

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Notable Births

Vic Tayback

1930Vic Tayback, American actor (died 1990)[†]

Victor Tayback was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearances on The Love Boat (1977–1987). The former earned him two consecutive Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Historical Events

Clessie Cummins

1930Clessie Cummins arrives at the National Automobile Show in New York City, having driven a car powered by one of his diesel engines from Indianapolis.[†]

Clessie Lyle Cummins was the founder of the Cummins Engine Co. He was an entrepreneur who improved on existing diesel engines, created new diesel engine designs, was awarded 33 United States patents for his inventions, and set five world records for endurance and speed for trucks, buses and race cars.