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March 20, 1931

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HOPE FOR REPLY BY MAYOR; Tammany Adherents See Chance for Dismissal of Charges. RELY ON STRONG DEFENSE Believe Answer Would Open a Way to Drop the Action Without an Inquiry. GOVERNOR STUDIES CASE Scrutinizes the Allegations With Legal Aide--Holmes and Wise Avoid Comment. Would Expect Strong Defense. Presidential Angle Discussed. GOVERNOR MAY ASK WALKER DEFENSE GOVERNOR STUDIES CHARGES. Goes Over Walker Accusation Count by Count With Legal Aide. Charges Taken Seriously. Inquiry Deadlock Holds.

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Friends of Mayor Walker hope Roosevelt will dismiss charges or ask Walker to answer them before appointing comr

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CONFERENCE ENDS IN CLASH; Untermyer Is Rebuffed in Demand to Attend Private Hearing. UNGER TO TESTIFY TODAY Aide of District Attorney to Be Questioned on Workings of Prosecutor's Office. GOVERNOR GETS NEW PLEA Second Letter Accuses Him of Failing to Consider Grounds of Protest on Seabury. Untermyer Assails Governor. Seabury Silent on Clash. Text of New Protest.

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Seabury refuses to permit Untermyer to attend all private hearings; Untermyer urges Roosevelt to consider charges against Seabury as investigator

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Notable Births

Dinos Christianopoulos

1931Dinos Christianopoulos, Greek poet (died 2020)[†]

Konstantinos Dimitriadis, better known by his pen name Dinos Christianopoulos, was a Greek contemporary and post-war poet, novelist, folklorist, and scholar. He was also a music scholar who wrote about rebetiko.

1931Rein Raamat, Estonian director and screenwriter[†]

Rein Raamat is an Estonian animation film director, artist and screenwriter. He is the first internationally successful Estonian animator and along with Elbert Tuganov is regarded as the "Father of Estonian Animation". He has directed many short animated films since the early 1970s and also produced over 20 documentary films.

Notable Deaths

Hermann Müller (politician, born 1876)

1931Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (born 1876)[†]

Hermann Müller was a German Social Democratic politician who served as foreign minister (1919–1920) and was twice chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic.