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June 24, 1931

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CHANGING OF RECORD TO TEMPER SEVERITY LAID TO MRS. NORRIS; Expert Stenographer Supports Charge That Elisions Hurt Woman's Chance on Appeal. 17 DEFEND HER CHARACTER Accused Magistrate to Take Stand in Her Own Defense-- Trial May End Today. 'MATERNAL' TRAITS PRAISED Workers for Wayward Girls Tell of Their Fair Treatment--Former Justice Testifies. Tells of Altered Records. CHANGING OF RECORD LAID TO MRS. NORRIS Shows Sentence Left Out.

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17 character witnesses called for Judge Norris's defense; M C Kestenbaum, stenographer, put on stand for defense, converted into prosecution witness

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Notable Births

Billy Casper

1931Billy Casper, American golfer (died 2015)[†]

William Earl Casper Jr. was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.

Notable Deaths

Otto Mears

1931Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (born 1840)[†]

Otto Mears was a Colorado railroad builder and entrepreneur who played a major role in the early development of southwestern Colorado.

Xiang Zhongfa

1931Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1880)[†]

Xiang Zhongfa was a Chinese socialist who was one of the early senior leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).