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July 6, 1931

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354 DEATHS IN NATION IS JULY FOURTH TOLL; CROWDS SET RECORD; Fireworks Kill Only 8, but All Other Causes Take Highest Mortality in Years. RUSH BACK TO CITY HEAVY All Travel Routes Are Jammed as Tired Holiday Throngs Return Home. 1,000,000 AT CONEY ISLAND Business Brisk at All Resorts-- Nine Drown Here in Day and Two Die in Auto Mishaps. Travel Burdens Rail Lines. 270 DEATHS IS TOLL OF JULY 4 IN NATION 1,000,000 Crowd Coney Island. Long Island Traffic Heavy.

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Transportation lines rept record exodus from N Y C

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STALIN GIVES RUSSIA 'NEW ECONOMIC PLAN' WITH UNEQUAL WAGE; Tells Planners of Nation's Work That More Individuality Is Needed in Industry. BOURGEOIS WELCOMED BACK Ban Is Removed From Expert Class Recently Accused of Sabotage of Projects. 5-DAY WEEK IS CHANGED It Can Be Turned into a 6-Day Week With a Full Holiday if Factories So Desire. STALIN GIVES RUSSIA 'NEW ECONOMIC PLAN' Likened to American Business. Six Points in Stalin Program. For Individualism in Industry.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

J Stalin's new 6-pt economic plan published

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Notable Births

Della Reese

1931Della Reese, American actress and singer (died 2017)[†]

Della Reese was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singles made the US Hot 100, including the number two charting song, "Don't You Know?" (1959). As a television personality and actress, she was the first black woman to host her own talk show and appeared on the highly-rated CBS television series Touched by an Angel.

László Tábori

1931László Tábori, Hungarian runner and coach (died 2018)[†]

László Tábori was a Hungarian middle- and long-distance runner, best known for equalling the 1500 metres world record and placing 4th in that event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.