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July 9, 1932

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GARNER HOLDING OUT ON RELIEF, TAKES UP TREASURY INQUIRY; Speaker Rejects Senate Demo- crats' Plea to Accept Hoover Plan on Relief Loans. REPUBLICANS WANT A VETO Meanwhile, Garner Calls for Treasury investigation When McFadden Challenges Him. FAVORED DELAY AT PRESENT Reserve System to Be Included -- Committee Is Urged to Report a Resolution Today. GARNER HOLDS OUT FOR HIS RELIEF BILL

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Garner refuses to modify stand on loans "to any person,"

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Notable Births

Donald Rumsfeld

1932Donald Rumsfeld, American captain and politician, 13th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2021)[†]

Donald Henry Rumsfeld was an American politician, businessman, and naval officer who served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1963–1969), director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969–1970), counselor to the president (1969–1973), the U.S. Representative to NATO (1973–1974), and the White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975). Between his terms as secretary of defense, he served as the CEO and chairman of several companies.

Amitzur Shapira

1932Amitzur Shapira, Israeli sprinter and long jumper (died 1972)[†]

Amitzur Shapira was an Israeli sprinter and long jumper. He was head coach for the Israeli track and field team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He was killed in the Munich massacre.

Notable Deaths

King C. Gillette

1932King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (born 1855)[†]

King Camp Gillette was an American businessman who invented a bestselling safety razor. Gillette's innovation was the thin, inexpensive, disposable blade of stamped steel. Gillette is often erroneously credited with inventing the so-called razor and blades business model in which razors are sold cheaply to increase the market for blades. However, Gillette Safety Razor Company adopted the business model from its competitors.

Historical Events

São Paulo (state)

1932The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.[†]

São Paulo is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus. It is located in the Southeast Region and is bordered by the states of Minas Gerais to the north and northeast, Paraná to the south, Rio de Janeiro to the east and Mato Grosso do Sul to the west, in addition to the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is divided into 645 municipalities. The total area is 248,219.481 square kilometres km2, which is equivalent to 2.9% of Brazil's surface, being slightly larger than the United Kingdom. Its capital is the municipality of São Paulo.