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Repub State convention adopts dry law modification plank, and opposes U S entry into World Court
A Johnson hailed as first woman to make flight; King and Queen join in praise; other tributes
Pres Hoover displeased with work of conferees on flexible amendment; Dems and Insurgent Repubs hold modification unconstitutional; text of amendment
Article on art of being a critic
Kingston, N Y, abandons idea of having cruiser named for city
1930Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (died 2016)[†]
Sonia Rykiel was a French fashion designer and writer. She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French Elle magazine. Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her to be dubbed the "Queen of Knits". The Sonia Rykiel label was founded in 1968, upon the opening of her first store, making clothing, accessories, and fragrances. Rykiel was also a writer, and her first book was published in 1979. In 2012, Rykiel revealed that she was suffering from Parkinson's disease. She died from complications of the disease on 25 August 2016.
1930Randall Davidson, Scottish-English archbishop (born 1848)[†]
Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, was an Anglican bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. He was the longest-serving holder of the office since the Reformation, and the first to retire from it.