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February 2, 1934

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Notable Births

1934Khalil Ullah Khan, Bangladeshi actor (died 2014)^[†]

Khalil Ullah Khan was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gunda in 1976.

Historical Events

1934The Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated.^[†]

The Export–Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the official export credit agency (ECA) of the United States federal government. Operating as a wholly owned federal government corporation, the bank "assists in financing and facilitating U.S. exports of goods and services", particularly when private sector lenders are unable or unwilling to provide financing. Its current chairman and president, James C. Cruse took office as acting chair and president on February 28th, 2025.

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Headlines from February 2, 1934

STOCKS RISE ON CUT IN DOLLAR'S VALUE; Many Issues Sell at Highest Level in Several Years, With 4,713,000 Shares Traded.

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Swift upward movement stimulated by dollar stabilization program

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LONDON HEARTENED, PARIS CONFUSED; Pound Follows Dollar's Decline as if the British Were Pushing It Down. GOLD PRICE SETS RECORD Americans Ship Metal From France, Where Gold Currencies Show Weakness. LONDON HEARTENED BY STABILIZING STEP

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

£ follows dollar's decline closely; fear in London that £ may slip too far and make position of franc untenable; Sir J Stamp sees move as essential step toward stabilization; no sign of Anglo-Amer conversations; London Times hopeful that move will hasten recovery; C Campbell generally critical of Roosevelt's policy

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Wendel Legatees to Form a Foundation To Avoid Throwing Realty on Market Now

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Legatees of estate of E V von E Wendel to form foundation to avoid liquidation of real estate holdings

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LAGUARDIA OFFERS HIS PROOF OF NEED FOR ECONOMY BILL; HE BLAMES POLITICIANS Blocked by 'Indecent System' of Rewards, Mayor Says on Radio. BOTH PARTIES ARE SCORED Plea Made to Subway Riders and Rent and Tax Payers to Force Albany Action. BERLE SHOWS BIG BURDENS Tells Legislators the City Must Pay $82,000,000, Besides a $31,000,000 Deficit. LAGUARDIA OFFERS PROOF TO PEOPLE

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AUSTRIA REBUFFED IN GERMAN REPLY; VIENNA TO ASK AID; Berlin Sends a Sharp Note to Dollfuss, Holding Dispute Is Not an International One. PLEA MAY GO TO LEAGUE Heimwehr Men Put in Charge in All Tyrolean Villages -- Nazi Plot Reported Nipped.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

BERLIN, Feb. 1. -- The German Government, in a voluminous reply to the Austrian note of Jan. 17 protesting against German Nazi interference in Austria's affairs, retorted, in effect, today that National Socialism would not stop at the frontier of Austria, which was as German as Bavaria.

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