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March 11, 1931

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CRAIN ACTS TO GET EARLY KRESEL TRIAL; Plans for Jury to Hear Charges at Once Against Lawyer and 4 Other Bank of U.S. Heads. THRUST AT SEABURY SEEN Prosecutor to Ask Special Panel Tomorrow--Misuse of Funds to Be Charged. Action a Surprise. To Ask Panel Tomorrow. CRAIN ACTS TO GET EARLY KRESEL TRIAL Misuse of Funds Charged. Kresel Still Is Ill. Suit Names Directors.

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Dist Atty Crain moves for immediate trial of Kresel, Marcus, S and H Singer, and Pollock

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ANTI-CRIME SOCIETY ACTS; Letter of Complaint Will Be Sent Today to All Legislators. VIGILANTES GROUP STARTED Committee of 1,000 to Back City-Wide Inquiry--Church Body Urges Clean-Up. HEARING ON CRAIN SPEEDED Seabury, Mentioned to Direct General Investigation, May Use Tuttle Disclosures. Laxity in Scandals Charged. Civic Leaders Asked to Confer. Seabury to Name Counsel Today. Seabury May Use Tuttle Data. CHURCH GROUP URGES ACTION. Congregational Association Scores Corruption and Asks Fight on it.

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Urges N Y C investigation

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Notable Births

Rupert Murdoch

1931Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate[†]

Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian and American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in the United States, book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News. He was also the owner of Sky, 21st Century Fox, and the now-defunct News of the World. With a net worth of US$21.7 billion as of 2 March 2022, Murdoch is the 31st richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world according to Forbes magazine. Due to his extensive wealth and influence over media and politics, Murdoch has been described as an oligarch.

Notable Deaths

F. W. Murnau

1931F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1888)[†]

Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was a German film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is regarded as one of cinema's most influential filmmakers for his work in the silent era.