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June 24, 1934

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Notable Births

1934Ferdinand Biwersi, German footballer and referee (died 2013)^[†]

Ferdinand Biwersi was a German football referee.

1934Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2024)^[†]

Jean-Pierre Ferland, was a Québécois singer and songwriter. He was noted for writing over 450 songs and releasing more than 30 albums. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.

1934Gloria Christian, Italian singer^[†]

Gloria Christian is an Italian canzone napoletana singer, mainly successful between the second half of the 1950s and the 1960s.

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Headlines from June 24, 1934

Sue Chicago Hotel Over Illness.

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Program for Girls Praised.

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Lauds program of Girl Scout troop of P S 75

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Marine Reserves Depart.

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A GIGANTIC RELIEF PROBLEM FACES THE CITY; With One-Sixth of the Population Receiving Aid and the Roll of Applicants Growing Steadily, the Task of Financing the Work Becomes Critical -- The Mayor's View of the City's Obligation

By R.l. Duffus

MORE than four and a half years after the crash of 1929 raised the curtain on the worst of America's depressions, the government of the richest city in the world finds itself with a growing relief burden on its hands and a grave uncertainty as to where the money is coming from to pay for it.

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NEW YORK REGAINS GRISCOM GOLF CUP NEW YORK REGAINS GRISCOM GOLF CUP; Turns Back Boston Team, 12-3, to Score 22-Point Total at Wee Burn Club.

By Lincoln A. Werden

NOROTON, Conn., June 23. -- One of golf's oldest trophies, the Griscom Cup, came back into the custody of the New York team today.

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M'CLUSKEY BEATS FOLLOWS IN 5,000; Sets Metropolitan Mark of 14:54.8 -- Time Is 2d Best Made by an American. LAST LAP DECIDES RACE Ex-Fordhamite Scores by 30 Yards at Travers Island -- 3 Other Standards Set. N.Y.A.C. TEAM WINS AGAIN Siegel, Kane, Patterson Shatter Old Times -- Three Athletes Repeat 1933 Triumphs. M'CLUSKEY BEATS FOLLOWS IN 5,000

By Arthur J. Dailey.by Arthur J. Daley

Retains Met A A U senior outdoor team championship

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VIRGINIA AMAZED BY HER SENATORS; Democratic State Sees Glass and Byrd Attack the New Deal. BUT SHE IS TOLERANT Thinks They Speak for Themselves and Somewhat Admires Their Independence. VIRGINIA AMAZED BY HER SENATORS

By Lenoir Chambers.editorial Correspondence, the New York Times.by Lenoir Chambers

NORFOLK, Va., June 21. -- Senator Harry F. Byrd's vigorous opposition to the AAA amendments and the promotion of Rexford G. Tugwell brought Virginia's junior Senator and recent candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination to conspicuous national attention for the first time since he entered the Senate fifteen months ago, but with results about which the State is having trouble making up its mind.

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FINAL PLANS ARE MADE FOR ALTITUDE FLIGHT; Major Kepner and Captain Stevens to Start for Stratosphere Within 10 Days.

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College Girls Called World's Worst Wives

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Dr D P Wilson calls coll women worst wives

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SPRINGSTEEL FIRST AS 30,000 LOOK ON; Labrot Gelding Takes Granite State Handicap as Races at Rockingham Park Start. TRACK RECORD IS EQUALED Winner Beats Dark Winter by Length and Half in $10,000 Added Test -- Tick On Next. SPRINGSTEEL FIRST AS 30,000 LOOK ON

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

SALEM, N.H., June 23. -- The Maryland racer, Springsteel, carried the silks of Sylvester W. Labrot to victory in the $10,000 added Granite State Handicap as the New Hampshire racing season got off to an auspicious start before a crowd estimated as nearly 30,000 at Rockingham Park today.

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Clams Safe, Dr. Rice Says.

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Safe to eat if purchased from reputable dealers

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HARRIMAN MILLS THREATEN CLOSING OVER LOSS OF EAGLE; NRA Rushes Conferences to Avert Shutdown, Which Involves 653 Jobs. OFFICIAL TO GO TO SCENE Company May Be Urged to Ask for Exception on Wage and Hour Clauses of Code. MANY ORDERS CANCELED Plant Loses One for 30,000 Dozen Pairs of Hose as Result of Removal of Emblem.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Orders cancelled because of loss of Blue Eagle; NRA sends official for conf to prevent shutdown; some merchants restore Blue Eagles

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