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October 13, 1932
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Headlines from October 13, 1932
TWO INSURANCE MEN CONFESS KIDNAPPING; Police Track Down Abductors of Russell Boy -- "Desperate" for Cash, but Lost Nerve. SLIM CLUE BRINGS CAPTURE Tent That Wall St. Man's Son Saw From Window Betrayed Apartment Hiding Place. TWO INSURANCE MEN CONFESS KIDNAPPING
A W August and G T Clarke arrested on kidnapping charge
Snow Flurries Bring Taste of Winter to City; High Wind Causes 2 Mishaps; Mercury at 43
Snow falls; high wind causes 2 mishaps
HE ASKS AID OF THE BAR; Nation's Lawyers Urged to Prevent Betrayal by 'False Prophets.' CENTRALIZATION A TARGET Poor Local Government Better Than Loss of Initiative, President Asserts. COURT REFORM IS SOUGHT Members Are Also Urged to 'Purge the Profession of Men Unworthy of Trust.' HOOVER CALLS BAR TO AID GOVERNMENT
Presidential s to Amer Bar Assn
3,000 POLICE QUELL RIOTING IN BELFAST; BRITISH TROOPS SENT; Disorders Break Out Afresh After 12 Hours of Quiet -- Food Trucks Looted. SCORES SEIZED IN ROUND-UP Detectives in Crowds Single Out Leaders -- Residents Forced to Tear Down Barricades. ENGLISH POLICE ROUT 5,000 Official Rebuff Angers Yorkshire Mob -- 2,000 London Jobless Protest the Means Test.
Belfast held by 3,000 armed police; Brit troops aid in maintaining military rule
Notable Births
1932Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (died 1995)[†]
John “Johnny” Dillard Lytle was an American jazz drummer and vibraphonist.

1932Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer (died 2018)[†]
Liliane Dina Montevecchi was a French actress, dancer, and singer. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the original Broadway production of Nine, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for Grand Hotel.