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July 16, 1932

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18 Killed by Tropic Heat Gripping Nation; 100 Degrees in the West; Breeze Cools City; 18 KILLED BY HEAT THROUGHOUT NATION

By Unknown Author

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Suspect Dies After Nassau Police Inquiry; Seized for Beating of Detective's Mother

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

H Stark dies after police questioning in connection with robbery and beating of Mrs V Hizenski, mother of Detective J Hizenski; 3 others also arrested for attack on her

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Pope Prays for Our Prosperity To Hearten the Entire World

By the Associated Press

Prays for U S prosperity to hearten world

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FIGHT HELD UNLIKELY OVER SCHROEDER JOB; Expects 'No Trouble,' Declares Sanitation Head, Renamed for Six Years at $22,500. WALKER DEFENDS COURSE But Hilly Ruling May Be Asked -- Hoyt and Joseph Johnson in Lead for Hand Post. FIGHT IS UNLIKELY ON SCHROEDER JOB

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P D Hoyt mentioned for post vacated by C S Hand

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MACDONALD FAILS TO END TARIFF WAR; DE VALERA DEPARTS; Anglo-Irish Break Is Complete as Three-Hour Conversation in London Proves Futile. BRITISH REJECT PROPOSALS Ban Tribunal Whose Findings Would Not Bind and Naming of Chairman by de Valera. DAIL PASSES TARIFF BILL Irish Also Consider an Embargo on English Coal -- British Duties on Farm Produce Take Effect. MACDONALD FAILS TO END TARIFF WAR

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Rates on Irish products effective

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Notable Births

1932John Chilton, English trumpet player and composer (died 2016)^[†]

John James Chilton was a British jazz trumpeter and writer. During the 1960s, he also worked with pop bands, including The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Escorts. He won a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes in 1983.

1932Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (died 2007)^[†]

William Max McGee was an American professional football player who was an end and punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1954 to 1967. He is best known for his seven receptions for 138 yards and two touchdowns, scoring the now historic initial touchdown, in the first Super Bowl.

1932Dick Thornburgh, American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General (died 2020)^[†]

Richard Lewis Thornburgh was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 76th United States attorney general from 1988 to 1991 under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. A Republican, he previously served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania and as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.