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May 3, 1934

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Two Germans Also Held.; FRENCH TRAP SPY LINKED TO REICH

By the Associated Press

PARIS, May 2. -- Stanislas Krauss, a former Polish army officer; Captain Froge of the French army and two Germans have been arrested in a new espionage case. One German, who has not been identified, is held at Metz; the other, Josef Peter Moeller, was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison and fined 1,000 francs.

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Notable Births

Henry Cooper

1934Henry Cooper, English boxer and sportscaster (died 2011)[†]

Sir Henry Cooper was a British professional boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweight title for three years. In a 1963 fight against a young Cassius Clay, he knocked Clay down in round 4, before the fight was stopped by the referee, Tommy Little, in round 5 because of a cut to Cooper's left eye caused by Clay.

Georges Moustaki

1934Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)[†]

Georges Moustaki was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Greek-Jewish origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including Édith Piaf, Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine, Herbert Pagani, France Gall, Cindy Daniel, Juliette Gréco, Pia Colombo, and Tino Rossi, as well as for himself.

Frankie Valli

1934Frankie Valli, American singer and actor[†]

Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the Four Seasons. He is known for his unusually powerful falsetto voice.