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June 6, 1933

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Notable Births

1933Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)^[†]

Heinrich Rohrer was a Swiss physicist who shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the design of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The other half of the Prize was awarded to Ernst Ruska. The Heinrich Rohrer Medal is presented triennially by the Surface Science Society of Japan with IBM Research – Zurich, Swiss Embassy in Japan, and Ms. Rohrer in his memory. The medal is not to be confused with the Heinrich Rohrer Award presented at the Nano Seoul 2020 conference.

Historical Events

1933The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.^[†]

A drive-in theater/theatre or drive-in cinema is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view movies from the privacy and comfort of their cars. Some drive-ins have small playgrounds for children and a few picnic tables or benches.

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Headlines from June 6, 1933

INDUSTRY BILL REPORTED; Licensing Is Restored as Senate Gets Measure for Action Tomorrow. HAS HARRISON TAX PLAN Corporate Stock Levy, 5% on Dividends, and Gasoline Rise of 1/2 Cent Adopted. HOUSE SPIRIT UNYIELDING Veterans' Rise Held Sure to Pass -- President Advised to Appear at a Joint Session. HALT REBELLION IN THE SENATE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

eliminates increases and includes administrative changes aimed at investment bankers and brokerage partnerships

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ROOSEVELT WARNS OF BANK BILL VETO; Sharply Opposes Temporary Deposit Insurance in Letters to Glass and Steagall. MEASURE IS HELD DOOMED Secretary Woodin Is Attacked by Senator Vandenberg, Author of the Amendment. ROOSEVELT WARNS OF BANK BILL VETO

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Notifies Sen Glass and Repr Steagall he will veto bank reform bill if Vandenberg amendment is retained

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Tax on All Autos in City July 1; Bridge and Taxi Levies Included; Mayor Bans Public Hearing as Revolt Against $30,000,000 Imposts Grows, Saying City Is Economizing to the Limit -- Harvey Joins Queens Aldermen in Bolt. ALL AUTOS IN CITY AFFECTED BY TAX

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Opposes bridge tolls, at Bd of Estimate meeting

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MITCHELL ON STAND DEFENDS TAX DEALS, AS FORCED BY CRASH; Took Huge Loss to Save Bank, Feared to Break Market by Open Stock Sale, He Says. GOT LEGAL ADVICE FIRST Jury Listens Intently to His Forceful Defense -- Wife Is Barred From Testifying. MITCHELL DEFENDS TAX DEALS IN COURT

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On stand; defends sale of Natl City Bank stock to wife, classification of money received from Natl City Co management fund as advance and not as taxable income, and sale of Anaconda stock to W D Thornton to establish stock loss; says he had legal advice and acts were forced by market crash; wife barred from testifying

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