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March 9, 1934

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HOUSE DEMOCRATS REJECT ECONOMY ROOSEVELT ASKED; Tumultuous Caucus Votes Heavily Against Binding Party on Savings. $354,000,000 IS INVOLVED Insist on Veterans' Benefits and Restoration of Cuts in Federal Pay. DEMOCRATS BOLT ON ECONOMY ISSUE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Roosevelt confers with party leaders; opposes increased benefits in independent offices bill; House Dem caucus rejects Roosevelt's economies; motion to send bill to conf defeated; floor debate expected

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TARIFF RULE BY ROOSEVELT TO AID FOREIGN TRADE ASKED BY HULL, WALLACE AND ROPER; EXPORT NEED IS STRESSED Hull Says Other Nations Outbid Us Because of Power to Bargain. WALLACE IS FOR IMPORTS He Asserts This Will Build Up the Ability Abroad to Take More of Our Goods. ROPER CITES DOLLAR'S AID Tells House Committee Devaluation Allows Concessions Despite NRA Costs. TARIFF BILL URGED BY 3 IN THE CABINET

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Defends President's tariff policy before House Ways and Means Com

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Notable Births

Yuri Gagarin

1934Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut, first human in space (died 1968)[†]

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including his country's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.

Joyce Van Patten

1934Joyce Van Patten, American actress[†]

Joyce Van Patten is an American film and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in films like The Bad News Bears (1976), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and as Gloria Noonan in Grown Ups (2010).