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April 6, 1931

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BERLIN GOES AHEAD WITH CUSTOMS PACT; ALL AUSTRIA BACKS IT; Unless Powers Intervene an Early Treaty Is to Be Drafted by Two Nations' Experts. LINK WITH BALKANS SEEN Berlin Writers Predict Easterners Will Become Economic Dependencies of German States. PARIS TALKS OF WIDER PACT Proposal for a Comprehensive Aceord for Ail Europe Said toBe Winning Support. Full Accord Indicated. Clash of Basic Ideas Seen. BERLIN GOES AHEAD WITH CUSTOMS PACT Germans Strong in Austria. Austrian parties in Accord. Sees "No Bad Augury."

By Guido Enderis. Special Cable To the New York Times.by Guido Enderis

Confs between economic, financial and legal experts of German and Austrian Govts over technical details of proposed union to be resumed after Easter recess; German press sees extension to Balkan States

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Ram Dass

1931Ram Dass, American author and educator (died 2019)[†]

Ram Dass, also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and writer. His best-selling 1971 book Be Here Now, which has been described by multiple reviewers as "seminal", helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga in the West. He authored or co-authored twelve more books on spirituality over the next four decades, including Grist for the Mill (1977), How Can I Help? (1985), and Polishing the Mirror (2013).

Ivan Dixon

1931Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (died 2008)[†]

Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III was an American actor, director, and producer best known for his series role in the 1960s sitcom Hogan's Heroes, and for his starring roles in the 1964 independent drama Nothing But a Man and the 1967 television film The Final War of Olly Winter. In addition, he directed many episodes of television series.