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August 20, 1933

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NAZIS TO APOLOGIZE TO US FOR BEATING; Berlin Storm Troop Chief Will Tender Regrets to Envoy for Attack on Dr. Mulvihill.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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SHIELDS CAPTURES NEWPORT NET FINAL; Triumphs Over Allison in Rain on a Slippery Court, 1-6, 11-9, 6-1, 6-3.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

With Vines, retains doubles title in Newport Casino tourney

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KIRKWOOD ANNEXES THE CANADIAN OPEN; Trick-Shot Artist Cards 282, Finishing With a Brilliant 69, Tying Course Record.

By the Associated Press

TORONTO, Aug. 19. -- Joe Kirkwood, the Australian trick-shot star, ripped through the last two rounds of the Canadian open in sub-par golf today. As a result he scored one of the most decisive triumphs in the history of the competition.

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TAMMANY'S POWER: THE NEW TEST; The Machine Which Has Ruled New York Since 1918 and Created a Legend of Invincibility Finds Itself, on the Eve of the Mayoralty Campaign, Facing an Aroused Public Opinion

By Joseph McGoldrick

PUBLIC opinion in New York City is aroused as it has not been in a generation. Public opinion here grew incredibly complacent in the decade of the Twenties, for one reason because large numbers of middle-class home owners had been attracted, or had fled, to the suburbs, leaving behind them an unusually high proportion of the very rich and the very-poor, both of which groups are by nature preoccupied.

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FROHMAN, NEAR 82, STILL SETS PACE; ' Never a Bad Season for a Good Play,' He Says as He Plans an Active Year.

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Plans for 82d birthday; por; int

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1933Ted Donaldson, American actor (died 2023)^[†]

Ted Donaldson was an American actor.

1933George J. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician^[†]

George John Mitchell Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. After retiring from the Senate, Mitchell played a leading role in negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. He was appointed United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland (1995–2001) by President Clinton and as United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (2009–2011) by President Barack Obama.

Headlines from August 20, 1933

NAZIS TO APOLOGIZE TO US FOR BEATING; Berlin Storm Troop Chief Will Tender Regrets to Envoy for Attack on Dr. Mulvihill.

SHIELDS CAPTURES NEWPORT NET FINAL; Triumphs Over Allison in Rain on a Slippery Court, 1-6, 11-9, 6-1, 6-3.

KIRKWOOD ANNEXES THE CANADIAN OPEN; Trick-Shot Artist Cards 282, Finishing With a Brilliant 69, Tying Course Record.

TAMMANY'S POWER: THE NEW TEST; The Machine Which Has Ruled New York Since 1918 and Created a Legend of Invincibility Finds Itself, on the Eve of the Mayoralty Campaign, Facing an Aroused Public Opinion

FROHMAN, NEAR 82, STILL SETS PACE; ' Never a Bad Season for a Good Play,' He Says as He Plans an Active Year.

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