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May 18, 1931

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DEMOCRATS AT ODDS ON CUVILLIER'S FIGHT AGAINST CITY INQUIRY; Untermyer Questions Brief Offered by Assemblyman at Committee Meeting. SCORES SECRET HEARINGS Calls Them Illegal, but Says Mayor and Tammany Want to Aid a Fair Investigation. SUGGESTS COURT RULING Asks Seabury Aid in Obtaining a Test--Cuvillier Says Lawyer is "Butting in." Questions Cuvillier Brief. See Democratic Rift. DEMOCRATS SPLIT OVER CITY INQUIRY Sure Mayor Wants to Help. Condemns Seeret Hearings. McNaboe to Aid Crain.

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Untermyer declares proposed secret hearings are illegal; suggests administration be represented by counsel; Cuvillier says Untermyer is "butting in,"

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Don Martin (cartoonist)

1931Don Martin, American cartoonist (died 2000)[†]

Don Martin was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988. His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Mad's Maddest Artist."

Robert Morse

1931Robert Morse, American actor (died 2022)[†]

Robert Alan Morse was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. He earned numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

1931Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (died 1995)[†]

Kalju Pitksaar was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.

Clément Vincent

1931ClĂ©ment Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician (died 2018)[†]

Clément Vincent was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada.