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Hearing of U S Sen Unemployment Ins Com; G Swope testifies
Exceeds London in both central and met areas
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ask Natl Credit Corp for aid
1931Richard Caliguiri, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Pittsburgh (died 1988)[†]
Richard S. Caliguiri was an American politician who served as the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1977 until his death in 1988.
1931Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1995)[†]
Mickey Charles Mantle, nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded by many as being one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player three times and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
1931Ken Morrison, English businessman (died 2017)[†]
Sir Kenneth Duncan Morrison CBE was an English businessman, Life President, and former chairman of Morrisons, the fifth largest supermarket group in the United Kingdom. He was the son of William Morrison, who founded the company.