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Augur repts plan for German invasion of France through Switzerland
Anti-U S propaganda now discouraged in Cuba; 30 warships in Cuban waters
Vs Wash and Lee (scoreless tie)
To be pres of Orange Valley Bank
1933Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal[†]
Raffaele Farina SDB is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives, Librarian of the Vatican Library, and president of Scuola Vaticana di Paleografia, Diplomatica e Archivistica. Farina was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.
1933Mel Taylor, American drummer (died 1996)[†]
Mel Taylor was an American musician who was the drummer for the Ventures from 1962 to 1996. He was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, and was the older brother of Canned Heat bassist Larry Taylor.
1933Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (born 1878)[†]
Michael Joseph Donlin was an American professional baseball outfielder and actor. His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned from 1899 to 1914 in which he played mainly in the National League for seven teams over 12 seasons. His most notable time was with the New York Giants, where he starred in the outfield for John McGraw's 1904 pennant winners and 1905 World Series champions. One of the finest hitters of the dead-ball era, his .333 career batting average ranks 28th all time and he finished in the top three in batting five times. In each of those same seasons, he also finished in the top ten in the league in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and home runs.
1933Alice Muriel Williamson, English author (born 1869)[†]
Alice Muriel Williamson, who published chiefly under names the C. N. and A. M. Williamson and Mrs. C. N. Williamson, was an American-English author.