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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., Aug. 6 -- A rangy, powerful youngster from Monroe, N.Y., who came back from almost certain defeat, tomorrow will carry the colors of the metropolitan area into the final round of the annual State amateur golf tournament.
It was reported a few days ago that the first definite link between the ancient civilization of India and that of the Tigris Valley had been discovered in the unearthing of a city less than a hundred miles northeast of old Babylon -- on the borders of Persia, at that time the home of the Elamites.
hearing set for Aug 11, day of Hoover notification
Budget advisory com apptd
HOMO AMERICANUS, despoiled by racketeers, weighted down by taxation, impoverished by the shrinkage in security values, confronted by waste in government and with a general grouch on the political and financial leaders of the land, will find both interesting and illuminating these maxima on public affairs from the pen of a candidate for the Presidency.
1932Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (died 1973)[†]
Shambel Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won his second gold medal, making him the first athlete to successfully defend an Olympic marathon title. In both victories, he ran in world record time.
1932Edward Hardwicke, English actor (died 2011)[†]
Edward Cedric Hardwicke was an English actor, who had a career on the stage and on-screen. He was best known for playing Captain Pat Grant in Colditz (1972–73), and Dr. Watson in Granada Television's Sherlock Holmes (1986–94).
1932Rien Poortvliet, Dutch painter and illustrator (died 1995)[†]
Rien Poortvliet was a Dutch artist and illustrator.
1932Maurice Rabb Jr., American ophthalmologist and academic (died 2005)[†]
Maurice F. Rabb Jr. was an American ophthalmologist. He is widely known for his pioneering work in cornea and retinal vascular diseases.