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December 8, 1930

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CONGRESS LEADERS A UNIT IN OPPOSING INCREASE IN TAXES; Democrats and Republicans Hold Treasury Certificates Could Meet Any Deficit. BORAH REITERATES VIEWS He Declares Theory That Public Treasury Can Restore Prosperity Is Vicious.ROBINSON FOR FULL RELIEFSuggestion Is Made That SomeTariff Duties Be Loweredto Increase Revenues. Says Public Must Pay. Robinson Disagrees With Borah. Hold New Taxes Unlikely.

By Richard V. Oulahan. Special To the New York Times

Sen Borah says expenditures should be kept down

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LINDSEY ARRESTED, PUT OUT OF CHURCH FOR HECKLING BISHOP; "You Lied About Me," He Cries, as Manning Ends Scathing Denunciation of Him. CONGREGATION IN UPROAR "Throw Him Out," Many Shout --Ex-Judge Kicked as He Is Carried to Police Car. WILL BE IN COURT TODAY Bishop May Be Subpoenaed--He Assails Clergy for Starting Row Over Companionate Marriage. Lindsey Gets a Summons. Congregation Applauds Ejection. LINDSEY ARRESTED, PUT OUT OF CHURCH Police Protection Was Asked. Lindsey Interrupts Prayer. Bishop Resumes Prayer. White Contradicts Manning. Lindsey Goes to Albany Speech Lindsey Planned.

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Companionate marriage and Judge Lindsey; text

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Notable Births

1930Julian Critchley, English journalist and politician (died 2000)[†]

Sir Julian Michael Gordon Critchley was a British journalist, author and Conservative Party politician. He was the member of parliament for Rochester and Chatham from 1959 to 1964 and Aldershot from 1970 to 1997.

Maximilian Schell

1930Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)[†]

Maximilian Schell was a Swiss actor. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zürich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting and directing full-time.