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September 17, 1931

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1931Anne Bancroft, American actress (died 2005)^[†]

Anne Bancroft was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

1931Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter (died 2021)^[†]

Jean-Claude Carrière was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983).

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Headlines from September 17, 1931

NEW DEAL ON DEBTS IS BOUND TO COME, WASHINGTON HOLDS; While Hoover Awaits European Adjustments, Expectation of Revision Grows. LESS HOSTILITY APPARENT Evidence of Shift in Sentiment Is Looked For in Congress Debate on Moratorium. WHITE HOUSE VIEW GAINS Some Bankers Agree That Political Obstacles Abroad Restrain Any Action Now. Public Sentiment Studied. Approval Is Held Certain. CAPITAL FORECASTS NEW DEAL ON DEBTS Some Bankers Admit Obstacles. Akin to Washington's View. OBEJECTS TO BANKERS' PLAN. Geneva Observer Says Moratorium Extension Now Would Be Harmful.

By Richard V. Oulahan. Special To the New York Times

General view in administration and Cong circles that new deal on debts will be necessary after moratorium

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SWOPE OFFERS PLAN TO UNIFY INDUSTRIES; National Association to Rule Each Business Proposed as Solution of Depressions. LABOR WOULD PARTICIPATE Job and Old-Age Insurance Are Provided--Young Welcomes Idea at Electrical Dinner. WOULD UNIFY INDUSTRIES.

By Unknown Author

Offers plan for stabilization of industry; s to Natl Elec Mfrs' Assn

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Wreck of Cramer's Plane Found in North Sea; Widow of Aide Collapses From Long Strain

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LONDON, Sept. 16.--Wreckage of an airplane identified as that in which Parker D. Cramer and Oliver Pacquette left the Shetland Islands for Copenhagen Aug. 9 was picked up today in the approximate place where they are believed to have been lost.

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Gov. Long Called 'Liar' by Texas Senate; He Promptly Gives Up Cotton Curb Plan

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BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 16.-- After having been called a "liar" by the Texas Senate, Governor Huey P. Long tonight gave up his fight for a Southern cotton holiday.

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Navy Men Threaten Strike In Note to British Admiralty

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Washington Will Join Holiday on Arms If League of Nations Adopts Grandi Plan; WASHINGTON BACKS HOLIDAY ON ARMS Petain Denies Militaristic Aim

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.--Administration circles made known informally today that, should the Assembly of the League of Nations adopt ...

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WALKER SAILS HOME; FOG-BOUND SIX HOURS; Mayor Delayed Aboard Tender in Dangerous Shipping Lane on Way to the Bremen. SEEKS GOOD CUP OF COFFEE He Says European Variety Is Like Shellac--Counsels British to Keep Cheerful. Says He Had No Date With Gandhi. WALKER SAILS HOME; FOG-BOUND 6 HOURS Fogbound on Tender Six Hours. Leads Way to the Bar.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sails for N Y

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Lindberghs Fly From Osaka; Find Boy Stowaway in Plane

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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REPUBLICANS FIGHT GOVERNOR ON RELIEF; They Decide After All-Night Conferences to Support Their Own Plan. OPPOSE UP-STATE INQUIRY Assembly Majority Will Contest Democratic Plan--Governor Is Determined on Own Program. Governor's Stand Unchanged. REPUBLICANS FIGHT GOVERNOR ON RELIEF Statement by Homer Folks.

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

Unemployment relief bills

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BODY OF COLLINGS FOUND, LIMBS TIED; MYSTERY DEEPENS; THE LOCALE OF THE COLLINGS TRAGEDY, THE SLAIN MAN AND HIS WIDOW.

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The body of Benjamin P. Collings, who disappeared a week ago last night from his cabin cruiser in Long Island Sound, was found early yesterday ...

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PACIFIC FLIERS SAFE OFF SIBERIAN-COAST; Allen and Moyle, Who Left Japan on Sept. 9, Landed on Uninhabited Isle. PICKED UP BY SOVIET SHIP News Contained in Wireless Messages Overjoys Relatives of Airmen in California. Act to Confirm Report. PACIFIC FLIERS SAFE OFF SIBERIAN COAST Reach Island in Bering Sea. Relatives of Fliers Overjoyed. Never Gave Up Hope. Believed to Have Flown 1,200 Miles.

By Special to The New York Times

SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 16.--Seven days after they had been given up as lost in their attempt to make the first non-stop flight from Japan to America, Cecil A. Allen and Don ...

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BERRY OFFERS CITY PROGRAM TO AID IDLE WITHOUT A TAX RISE; He Would Speed the Awarding of $190,000,000 Contracts That Have Been Appropriated. HE SEES WORK FOR 150,000 Proposes 3-Day Week for Them, a Bar on 'Floaters' and Ending of Emergency System.WOULD REORGANIZE RELIEF Wants Charities to Find Jobs for Women and White-Collar Men --Plans Budget Economies. Charities' Role in Plan. BERRY OFFERS CITY PLAN TO AID THE IDLE Jobs for New Yorkers Only. Economies Proposed by Berry. Would Refinance Subway Work. BERRY'S LIST OF AUTHORIZED PUBLIC WORKS.

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Refinancing urged by Comptroller Berry as means of reducing budget

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