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September 9, 1931

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HIDDEN GUNMAN KILLS JERSEY POLICE CHIEF; Bernardsville Speakeasy Foe and Reformer Shot Dead From Ambush on His Own Porch. BEER GANGS ARE SUSPECTED Victim Had Jailed Brother and Neighbor for Running Cafe-- Slayer's Ruse Seen in Fire. Several Theories on Motive. POLICE CHIEF SLAIN BY HIDDEN GUNMAN Fire May Have Been Ruse. No Shells at the Scene. Cause of Blast Undetermined.

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Slain by unknown assailant; beer gangs suspected

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EMPLOYMENT RELIEF PLAN AVOIDING INCOME TAX RISE OFFERED BY REPUBLICANS; LEGISLATURE GETS REPORT Committee on Jobless Holds $20,000,000 Fund Need Not Be Set Up. ASKS BUDGET ECONOMIES Short Term Loans Urged, With Delay of Year if Taxation Proves Necessary. AT ODDS WITH ROOSEVELT New Majority Proposal Foreshadows General Line of Attackon Governor's Program. Governor Firmly Opposed. Against a Fixed Fund. NEW RELIEF PLAN OFFERED AT ALBANY Recommendations in Report. Against Taxation Now. Presented to Both Houses. Democrats Denounce Report. Governor Discusses Budget.

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

Joint legis corn headed by him presents relief program

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Notable Births

1931Robin Hyman, English author and publisher (died 2017)[†]

Robin Philip Hyman was a British publisher who was the chairman of Laurence King Publishing from 1991 to 2004.

ZoltĂĄn Latinovits

1931Zoltán Latinovits, Hungarian actor and author (died 1976)[†]

ZoltĂĄn Latinovits was a Hungarian actor.

Ida Mae Martinez

1931Ida Mae Martinez, American wrestler (died 2010)[†]

Ida Mae Martinez Selenkow was an American professional wrestler in the 1950s, known as Ida Mae Martinez. After her retirement in 1960, she appeared in the 2004 documentary Lipstick & Dynamite about the early years of Women's professional wrestling in North America. In addition to wrestling, Martinez was a yodeler, releasing the CD The Yodeling Lady Ms. Ida also in 2004. Martinez also obtained a Master's Degree in Nursing and was one of the first nurses in Baltimore to work with AIDS patients.

1931Shirley Summerskill, English physician and politician[†]

Shirley Catherine Wynne Summerskill is a British Labour Party politician and former government minister, who served as the Member of Parliament for Halifax from 1964 to 1983.

Margaret Tyzack

1931Margaret Tyzack, English actress (died 2011)[†]

Margaret Maud Tyzack was an English actress. Her television roles included The Forsyte Saga (1967) I, Claudius (1976), and George Lucas's Young Indiana Jones (1992–1993). She won the 1970 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC serial The First Churchills, and the 1990 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Lettice and Lovage, opposite Maggie Smith. She also won two Olivier Awards—in 1981 as Actress of the Year in a Revival and in 2009 as Best Actress in a Play. Her film appearances included Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971). As well as Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Match Point (2005).