Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and curvaceous figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964.

1931Joseph M. McDade, American politician (died 2017)^[†]

Joseph Michael McDade was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.

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1931William Orpen, Irish artist (born 1878)^[†]

Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, was an Irish artist who mainly worked in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of portraits for the well-to-do in Edwardian society, though many of his most striking paintings are self-portraits.

Headlines from September 29, 1931

Big Soviet Gasoline Cargo on Way to Detroit; It Comes Just as Domestic Price War Ends

All 185,000 Pistol Permits Lapse Thursday; State Enforcing Strict Rules for Renewals

3 HOLD-UP VICTIMS SHOT IN POLICE RAID; Detective Also Wounded When Squad Surprises Thugs in Act of Robbing Dozen Men. 40 SHOTS FIRED IN OFFICE Bandits Barricade Themselves in Bronx Building--One Caught When He Breaks Hip in Leap.

Calvin Coolidge Favors Second Term for Hoover

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