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June 17, 1933

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AIDS FARMERS THIS YEAR; Wheat Processing Tax, 30 Cents, to Take Effect Soon After July 1. ACREAGE CUTS IN 1934-35 Payments to Growers on Production Allotments Will Also Include This Year's Crop. WILL PROTECT CONSUMERS Wallace Promises No Undue Price Rises -- Will Give Decision on Cotton Today. WHEAT GROWERS TO GET 150 MILLION

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Wheat processing tax 30c a bu to take effect soon after July 1; 1934-1935 crop to be cut; payments to growers on production allotments to include this year's crop; Wallace and Peek promise no undue price rises to consumer

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Notable Births

Harry Browne

1933Harry Browne, American soldier and politician (died 2006)[†]

Harry Edson Browne was an American writer, libertarian political activist, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000 running on a platform that advocated abolishing the federal income tax, privatizing Social Security, ending the war on drugs, and drastically reducing the size and scope of government. A leading figure in the modern libertarian movement, Browne was a passionate advocate for personal freedom, limited government, and voluntary cooperation. He authored 12 books that in total have sold more than 2 million copies including his influential work How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973), which provided a blueprint for achieving individual liberation by rejecting societal constraints and embracing self-reliance. Through his presidential campaigns, writings, and public appearances, Browne articulated a vision of a society free from coercion, inspiring generations of libertarians to challenge political and cultural orthodoxy.

1933Christian Ferras, French violinist (died 1982)[†]

Christian Ferras was a French violinist.

1933Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (died 1970)[†]

Maurice Stokes was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1958. Stokes was a three-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Second Team member and the 1956 NBA Rookie of the Year. His career – and later his life – was cut short by a debilitating brain injury and paralysis.

Historical Events

Kansas City massacre

1933Union Station massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.[†]

The Kansas City massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the Union Station railroad depot in Kansas City, Missouri, on the morning of June 17, 1933. It occurred as part of the attempt by a gang led by Vernon C. "Verne" Miller to free Frank "Jelly" Nash, a federal prisoner. At the time, Nash was in the custody of several law enforcement officers who were returning him to the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, from which he had escaped three years earlier.