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June 5, 1934
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Headlines from June 5, 1934
TARIFF BILL VOTED BY SENATE, 57 TO 33; ADJOURNMENT DIMS; House Adopts Big Relief Fund and Commodities Exchange Control With Rush. MORE 'MUST' ACTS LISTED President Seeks Passage of Wagner and Housing Bills and Possibly AAA and Oil. TARIFF BILL VOTED BY SENATE, 57 TO 33
Uncertain on Cong adjournment date
URGE REPUBLICANS TO WRITE PLATFORM; Leaders Want National Committee to State Issues for Fall Campaign. WOULD ATTACK NEW DEAL Discussion Puts Selection of New Chairman in Background at Chicago Meeting. URGE REPUBLICANS TO WRITE PLATFORM
Com seeks to formulate strong platform; list of chief candidates
REPEAL'S BENEFITS LISTED BY COUNTIES; Definite Economic, Social and Moral Gains Reported to State Board in Survey.
Answers of county bds to ABC Bd questionnaire cite benefits of repeal
Notable Births
1934Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator (died 2019)[†]
Vilhjálmur Einarsson was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing village of Reyðarfjörður and was the son of Einar Stefánsson and Sigríður Vilhjálmsdóttir.
1934Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (died 2025)[†]
Billy Don Moyers was an American journalist and political commentator who served as the eleventh White House Press Secretary from 1965 to 1967 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. He also served as the de facto White House Chief of Staff for a brief period from 1964 until 1965.
Notable Deaths
1934Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (born 1842)[†]
Emily Dobson was an Australian philanthropist. She was known for her work supporting women's charities.
1934William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (born 1871)[†]
William Arthur Holman was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1913 to 1920. He came to office as the leader of the Labor Party, but was expelled from the party in the split of 1916. He subsequently became the inaugural leader of the NSW branch of the Nationalist Party.