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July 12, 1934

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GOERING IS BLAMED FOR NAZI KILLINGS; Sympathizers With Executed Storm Troop Captains Say Charges Were 'Lies.' MOVE CREDITED TO ARMY Government to Issue 'White Book' on Action -- Return to League Foreseen. GOERING IS BLAMED FOR NAZI KILLINGS

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Account of events purporting to represent side of Storm Troops denies govt's charge that leaders planned mutiny; Goering charged with engineering executions; Goebels held responsible for moral stigma placed on executed capts; account discussed

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Notable Births

Van Cliburn

1934Van Cliburn, American pianist and composer (died 2013)[†]

Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold War.

Notable Deaths

Ole Evinrude

1934Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and businessman, invented the outboard motor (born 1877)[†]

Ole Evinrude, born Ole Andreassen Aaslundeie was an American entrepreneur, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.