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July 17, 1933

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ROOSEVELT APPLIES COTTON GROUP CODE TO SILK AND RAYON; The Same Compact is Also Ordered for Cotton Thread and Throwing Industries. EFFECTIVE AT MIDNIGHT President and Johnson Agree General Wage Ruling Cannot Be Made Compulsory. ESTABLISHES CODE FOR TEXTILE GROUP

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Roosevelt extends and modifies code by exec order; 23% of industry which did not accept code given 10 days from effective date for appeals; higher wages must bear same relation to new minimum that they did to old

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Keiko Awaji

1933Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (died 2014)[†]

Keiko Awaji was a Japanese stage and film actress.

Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici

1933Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Maltese politician, 9th Prime Minister of Malta (died 2022)[†]

Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, was a Maltese politician who served as Prime Minister of Malta from December 1984 to May 1987.

Mimi Hines

1933Mimi Hines, Canadian singer and comedian (died 2024)[†]

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Tony Pithey

1933Tony Pithey, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (died 2006)[†]

Anthony John Pithey was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in seventeen Test matches for South Africa between 1957 and 1965. He also made 65 appearances for Rhodesia, captaining them 34 times.