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Admits hiring substitute to do his work as Munic Ct stenographer for past 11 yrs
France has sea monster; body found on Querqueville shore
Pu Yi ascends throne, in religious and civil rites, as Emperor Kang Teh; wife (Yueh Hua) becomes Empress; description of ceremonies
H C Brooks and W Tanner sentenced to death for kidnapping
1934Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian painter and sculptor (died 2005)[†]
Jean-Michel Folon was a Belgian artist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor.
1934Joan Hackett, American actress (died 1983)[†]
Joan Ann Hackett was an American actress. She acted in film, television, and theatre. She played roles in The Group (1966), Will Penny (1968), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), The Last of Sheila (1973), and The Terminal Man (1974). In 1982, Hackett was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; she was also the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, for her performance as Toby Landau in the 1981 film Only When I Laugh. Hackett was also nominated during the course of her career for a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Laurel Award; she was also the recipient of an Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Theatre World Award. In 1978, she starred as Christine Mannon in the PBS miniseries version of Mourning Becomes Electra.