LINDBERGH TO GIVE MAIL BILL OPINION, BUT BARS INQUIRY; Accepting Senate Committee Bid, He Again Refuses to Serve on Dern Board.
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Testifies before Sen P O Com on aviation in U S
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March 16, 1934
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Harvard Men Kidnap Yale Bulldog Mascot;
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Bulldog, Yale football team mascot, kidnapped on eve of dinner for Lampoon editors
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SAMUEL INSULL VANISHES; GREEKS START WIDE HUNT; CABINET CRISIS EXPECTED; WIFE WILL BE DEPORTED
By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
S Insull vanishes; sec and 3 others held; wife will be deported
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Pound May Be Replaced By Dollar in Trinidad
By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Finance com of Legis recommends that dollar system be substituted for £ in Govt accounts
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BIDS MUST CERTIFY COMPLIANCE IN NRA; Roosevelt in Executive Order Tightens Restrictions on Federal Contracts. AID PROJECTS AFFECTED Status of Ford Again Brought Up -- Exceptions to Bar Excessive Prices Allowed. BIDS MUST CERTIFY COMPLIANCE IN NRA
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Roosevelt excludes from future contracts all firms not under NRA
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Notable Births
1934Jean Cournoyer, Canadian politician[†]
Jean Cournoyer is a retired Quebec politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature in Quebec.
1934Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (died 2002)[†]
Ramon John "Ray" Hnatyshyn was a Canadian lawyer and statesman who served as the 24th governor general of Canada from 1990 to 1995.
1934Roger Norrington, English violinist and conductor (died 2025)[†]
Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington was an English conductor, best known for historically informed performances of baroque, classical, and romantic music, which often entailed minimal use of vibrato and applying historically informed principles to modern orchestras.
1934Howard Schnellenberger, American football player and coach (died 2021)[†]
Howard Leslie Schnellenberger was an American football coach with long service at both the professional and college levels. He held head coaching positions with the National Football League (NFL)'s Baltimore Colts and in college for the University of Miami, University of Oklahoma, University of Louisville, and Florida Atlantic University. He won a national championship with Miami in 1983.