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Applies to Estimate Bd for franchise on 19 new routes
5 dead, 14 missing in cloudburst at Nogales, Sonora
Detective, shot in police station by prisoner, R Hernandez, kills him
G B Shaw signs contract to allow plays to be made into sound films
Landowners in Macon area, Ga, offer free pastures for cattle of drought areas
1930Terry Nation, Welsh-American author and screenwriter (died 1997)[†]
Terence Joseph Nation was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. Especially known for his work in British television science fiction, he created the Daleks and Davros for Doctor Who, as well as the series Survivors and Blake's 7.
1930Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)[†]
Jerry Tarkanian was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for 31 seasons over five decades at three schools. He spent the majority of his career coaching with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, leading them four times to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, winning the national championship in 1990. Tarkanian revolutionized the college game at UNLV, utilizing a pressing defense to fuel its fast-paced offense. Overall, he won over 700 games in his college coaching career, only twice failing to win 20 games, while never having a losing season. Tarkanian was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
1930Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (born 1874)[†]
Launceston Elliot was a British weightlifter, and the first athlete representing the United Kingdom to become an Olympic champion.