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Heat wave equals 16-day record; 91.2 degrees; death and prostration toll
Lutze, in int, announces reorganization; troop hdqrs to be moved from Munich to Berlin; nonmembers of Natl Socialist Party to be ousted; amiable relations with Stahlhelm to prevail
Flies experimental scout plane to San Diego Naval Air Station; returns to Wash in commercial plane
3 nations reptd experimenting with invisible smoke which stalls engines and can be used against invading planes
Conservative union men defeat move for general strike; riot area quiet; food trucks held up
1934Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist (died 2016)[†]
Robert McNeill (Neill) Alexander, CBE FRS was a British zoologist and a leading authority in the field of biomechanics. For thirty years he was Professor of Zoology at the University of Leeds.