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April 29, 1934

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SEES GAIN BY CHINA IN ARMY AIR FLEET; Aircraft Year Book for 1934 Notes Sales of War Machines in the Past Year. ORIENTAL ABILITY PRAISED Publication Says Chinese Make First-Class Fighting Pilots When Trained. SEES GAIN BY CHINA IN ARMY AIR FLEET

By Unknown Author

In regard to sales of aircraft to China, against which Japan has recently issued a kind of manifesto, the Aircraft Yearbook for 1934, which will be published on May 10 by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, will assert that greater progress has been made in Chinese aeronautics during the last two years than ever before.

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YANKEES DEFEATED BY RED SOX, 4 TO 2; Rhodes, Ex-Team-Mate, Yields Only Seven Hits in Hurling Boston to Victory. REYNOLDS STARS AT PLATE Double With the Bases Filled in Third Scores Two and Clinches Struggle. YANKS ARE TOPPLED BY RED SOX, 4 TO 2 TWO OF THE NEWCOMERS WHO ARE STARRING WITH THE RED SOX.

By James P. Dawson.by James P. Dawson

Russell Van Atta, husky young southpaw, got his first workout of the season with the Yankees yesterday at the Stadium, and about 20,000 fans who witnessed his debut voted it a distressing affair.

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Notable Births

Luis Aparicio

1934Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan-American baseball player[†]

Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel, nicknamed "Little Louie", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1956 to 1973 for three American League (AL) teams, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox. During his ten seasons with the team, he became known for his exceptional defensive and base-stealing skills. A 13-time All-Star,, he made an immediate impact with the team, winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1956 after leading the league in stolen bases and leading AL shortstops in putouts and assists; he was the first Latin American player to win the award.

Pedro Pires

1934Pedro Pires, Cape Verdean politician, 3rd President of Cape Verde[†]

Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as president from 2001 to 2011.