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May 15, 1931

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BRIAND PROPOSES SYSTEM TO UNITE EUROPE IN TRADE; COUNTERS GERMANIC PLAN; THREE-FOLD SCOPE URGED Economic, Financial and Agrarian Action Asked in Note to Nations. BASED ON THE CARTEL PLAN Proposal Seeks Cooperation of French Capital to Assist Weaker States. EVEN RUSSIA IS ELIGIBLE Warning Given That Nothing Must Be Done to Irritate "Overseas" Countries. Based on Present Cartels. Asks Preferential Wheat Tariffs. Restriction Contemplated. Shuns Political Dangers.

By Carlisle MacDonald. Special Cable To the New York Times

Briand's plan outlined in note to all nations; economic, financial and agrarian union proposed; details

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Ken Venturi

1931Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2013)[†]

Kenneth Paul Venturi was an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open in 1964. Shortly before his death in 2013, Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

James Fitz-Allen Mitchell

1931James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Vincentian politician and agronomist, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (died 2021)[†]

Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell was a Vincentian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1984 to 2000 and as the second Premier of Saint Vincent from 1972 to 1974. He founded the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1975, and served as its president until 2000.