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April 15, 1933

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RUSSIAN SAYS PLOT INVOLVED KREMLIN; Briton Denies Conspiracy to Cut Off Electricity in Event of War. WELSHMAN SHOWS ANGER A.W. Gregory Hotly Denounces Charges -- British Press Sees "Medieval" Methods. RUSSIAN SAYS PLOT INVOLVED KREMLIN

By the Associated Press

Russian witnesses testify to complicity in alleged plot organized by Thornton to paralyze Moscow elec station in case of war; Thornton and others deny charges; Brit press charges "medieval" coercion of MacDonald

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Roy Clark

1933Roy Clark, American musician and television personality (died 2018)[†]

Roy Linwood Clark was an American singer, musician, and television presenter. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in helping to popularize the genre. Clark was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler.

David Hamilton (photographer)

1933David Hamilton, English-French photographer and director (died 2016)[†]

David Hamilton was a British photographer and film director best known for his photography of young women and girls, mostly nude. Hamilton's images became part of an "Art or pornography?" debate.

Elizabeth Montgomery

1933Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress and producer (died 1995)[†]

Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American actress whose career spanned five decades in film, stage and television. She portrayed the good witch Samantha Stephens on the popular television series Bewitched, which earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations.