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February 7, 1934

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City Tax on Liquor Asked To Obtain $2,000,000

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PARIS IN UGLY MOOD AS RIOTING SPREADS; Guards With Sabers Mow Down War Veterans -- City Councilors Lead Mob. DALADIER ASKED TO QUIT Municipal Officials Blame Him for Disorders -- All Except Transport Planes Grounded. WHERE POLICE AND PARIS MOBS CLASHED DURING THE FIGHTING IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL YESTERDAY. PARIS IN UGLY MOOD AS RIOTING SPREADS

By Herbert L. Matthews.special Cable To the New York Times.by Herbert L. Matthews

Rioting spreads; Guards cut down veterans; restaurant turned into hosp; munic officers disclaim responsibility for disorders, blaming Daladier and asking for his resignation; press dispatches censored

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NEW PLAN DRAFTED TO END CAB STRIKE; UNION TO VOTE ON IT; Operators Approve Program That Includes Dropping of City Appeal on Tax. TO RESUME SERVICE TODAY Big Fleets Say They Will Put 5,000 Taxis on the Streets Under Police Guard. 5-CENT CHARGE TO REMAIN Proposed Settlement Gives the Drivers 40% -- Partial Recognition of Union. NEW PLAN DRAFTED TO END CAB STRIKE

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lr on proposal to split tax receipts

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REICH BANS OUSTING OF JEWS IN TRADE; Frick Holds Business Men Are Exempt From Interference Under Aryan Clause. LIBERAL VICTORY IS SEEN Decree Limits Restrictions Put on Race by Local Nazi Organizations.

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Govt forbids molesting of Jews lawfully engaged in business

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1934Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta^[†]

Edoardo "Eddie" Fenech Adami is a Maltese and Nationalist politician who served as the prime minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996, and again from 1998 until 2004. Subsequently, he was the seventh president of Malta from 2004 to 2009. He led his party to win four general elections, in 1987, 1992, 1998 and 2003, as well as the majority of votes in 1981. Staunchly pro-European, Fenech Adami was fundamental for Malta's accession to the European Union.

1934King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (died 1971)^[†]

Curtis Montgomery, known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. A master of the instrument, he played tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone. He played riffs and solos on hit singles such as "Respect" by Aretha Franklin (1967), and "Yakety Yak" by the Coasters (1958) and his own "Soul Twist" (1962), "Soul Serenade" (1964), and "Memphis Soul Stew" (1967).

1934Earl King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2003)^[†]

Earl Silas Johnson IV, known as Earl King, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of blues standards such as "Come On" and "Big Chief", he was an important figure in New Orleans R&B.

Headlines from February 7, 1934

City Tax on Liquor Asked To Obtain $2,000,000

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REICH BANS OUSTING OF JEWS IN TRADE; Frick Holds Business Men Are Exempt From Interference Under Aryan Clause. LIBERAL VICTORY IS SEEN Decree Limits Restrictions Put on Race by Local Nazi Organizations.

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