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August 29, 1931

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ROOSEVELT ASKS $20,000,000 FOR JOBLESS, RAISING FUND BY A 50% INCOME TAX RISE; WOULD PROVIDE WORK WITH 5-DAY WEEK; LEGISLATORS ARE CORDIAL Governor Reads Message Emphasizing Growing Need for Relief. DECLARES AGAINST 'DOLE' Federal Government May Act He Observes, but State Must Lead the Way. BOARD OF THREE HIS PLAN Aid for Counties and Cities Authorized as Well as Local Bond Issues. Message Warmly Received. Six Bills Are Introduced. Public Works a Primary Means. Bars Payments as a "Dole." Against Retroactive a Tax. Says Duty Is the State's. Stresses Need of Private Action. Estimates Tax Increases. Still Longer Session Is Seen.

By W.a. Warn. Special To the New York Times

Gov Roosevelt suggests increase for unemployment relief

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Notable Births

Stelios Kazantzidis

1931Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer and guitarist (died 2001)[†]

Stelios Kazantzidis was one of the most prominent Greek singers. He was of Pontian and Asia Minor roots. A top artist of Greek music, or LaĂŻkĂł, he collaborated with many of Greece's foremost composers.

1931Lise Payette, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2018)[†]

Lise Payette was a Canadian politician, journalist, writer, and businesswoman. She was a Parti Québécois (PQ) minister under the leadership of Premier René Lévesque and National Assembly of Quebec member for the riding of Dorion. Originally a journalist, Payette became a television host in the 1960s. She left politics in 1981 and returned to a successful career in television production and writing.

Notable Deaths

David T. Abercrombie

1931David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (born 1867)[†]

David Thomas Abercrombie was the founder of the American brand Abercrombie & Fitch. A topographer and expert in the outdoors, Abercrombie opened the company as New York's outfitter for the elite and later partnered up with co-founder Ezra Fitch – both men managed the Company through great years of success.