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1931Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (died 2013)[†]
Haynes Bonner Johnson was an American journalist, author, and television analyst. He reported on most of the major news stories of the latter half of the 20th century and was widely regarded as one of the top American political commentators.
1931Sylvia Bacon, American judge (died 2023)[†]
Sylvia Adelaide Bacon was an American judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia who was considered by both Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States at a time when no women had yet been appointed to the Court.
Seabury will question W H Walker Jr, D Byrne, and F Hagan, agents of Leigh Portland Cement Co, on connection between jobs and politics
Comment on forming of syndicate to give security to German Gold Discount Bank
Movement started to name important Berlin street after him
LONDON, July 8.--Sir Oswald Mosley and three of his fellow-members of the "New party" today strode across the floor of the House of Commons and took seats on the Opposition benches in the midst of the Conservatives.
Meeting; noted poets attend; Mrs Wilson greeted
Identical defects found in 5 new cruisers
One-man district abolished as G Schraeder moves away
Amer ketch Landfall sighted by S S Europa
Weston denies "fixing" vice cases; says gratuities paid by lawyers were merely "tips,"
Leave for Chickasha, Okla; plane carrying wives crashes at Columbus, O; they escape unhurt
Robbins and Jones leave Seattle; refuel over Fairbanks; careers; pors with plane; map
On Hoover war debt plan