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Sen Wheeler says stabilization is impossible at present; criticizes Pittman's silver plan
MacDonald comments on U S statement
R F C loan provides that 4/5 be used for cotton purchases and rest for wheat; A H Young works out plans for shipment; C L Tarver to represent China in purchase of cotton
Estimate Bd votes to vest title to all land required
Entertained, with wife, by Premier MacDonald
1933Bob Cole, Canadian sports announcer (died 2024)[†]
Robert Cecil Cole was a Canadian sports television announcer who worked for CBC and Sportsnet and a competitive curler. He was known primarily for his work on National Hockey League's Hockey Night in Canada and Olympic ice hockey.
1933Sam Jones, American basketball player and coach (died 2021)[†]
Samuel Jones was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time NBA All-Star, he was nicknamed "Mr. Clutch" and "the Shooter" for his quickness and game-winning shots, especially during the NBA playoffs. Jones has the second most NBA championships of any player (10), behind only his teammate Bill Russell (11). He was also one of only three Celtics to be part of each of the Celtics' eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966. Jones is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
1933Ngina Kenyatta, 1st First Lady of Kenya[†]
Ngina Kenyatta, popularly known as "Mama Ngina", is the former First Lady of Kenya. She is the widow of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta (~1889–1978), and mother of the fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta who served from 2013 to 2022.