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July 6, 1930

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PRAVDA URGES REDS TO SPEED WORK HERE FOR WORLD REVOLT; Moscow Party Organ Calls Upon New Leaders to Prepare Masses for Upheaval. TERMS FIELD FERTILE ONE Would Sow Revolutionary Seeds Among "Ruined Farmers" and "Jobless Third of Workers." SEES 40 PER CENT PAY CUTS Paper, Calling for Organization in Factories, Says Strikes Have Already Begun Movement. Sees Revolutionary Movement On. The Party's Task Here.

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Pravda urges communists to take advantage of "jobless third of workers" in U S to speed work for world revolution

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George Armstrong (ice hockey)

1930George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2021)[†]

George Edward Armstrong was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A centre, he played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 1,188 NHL games between 1950 and 1971, all with Toronto and a franchise record. He was the team's captain for 13 seasons. Armstrong was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams and played in seven NHL All-Star Games. He scored the final goal of the NHL's "Original Six" era as Toronto won the 1967 Stanley Cup.

1930Ian Burgess, English racing driver (died 2012)[†]

Ian John Burgess was a British racing driver. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1958, and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He scored no championship points.