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Sloan rejects Gorman plan of closing mills; Gorman gives union stand; text of Bd of Inquiry telegram to Sloan
Missing for 9 hrs in yacht; arrives safely at Portland, Me
Still burning
program; exch offer for 4th Liberty 4 1/4% bonds due Oct 15 and for certificates of indebtedness, due Sept 15; bonus included in Liberties offer; strong market expected; survey of future maturities
1934Charles Kuralt, American journalist (died 1997)[†]
Charles Bishop Kuralt was an American television, newspaper and radio journalist and author. He is most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his "On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and later as the first anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, a position he held for fifteen years. In 1996, Kuralt was inducted into Television Hall of Fame of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
1934Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (died 1985)[†]
Roger Eugene Maris was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961.
1934Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (died 2014)[†]
James Louis Oberstar was an American politician and Congressman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011. Hailing from Minnesota and a member of the state's local Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented the northeastern eighth congressional district, which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing, within an area of Minnesota known as the Iron Range. He chaired the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2007 until his departure, having been the ranking minority member since 1995. In November 2010, he was defeated by a margin of 4,407 votes by Republican Chip Cravaack. He had the longest tenure of any Congressman from Minnesota.
1934Larry Sitsky, Australian pianist, composer, and educator[†]
Lazar "Larry" Sitsky is an Australian composer, pianist, and music educator and scholar.
1934Mr. Wrestling II, American wrestler (died 2020)[†]
John Francis Walker, better known by the ring name Mr. Wrestling II, was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling in the 1970s and early 1980s.
1934George Henschel, German-English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1850)[†]
Sir Isidor George Henschel was a German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor, composer and academic teacher. First trained as a pianist, he was a concert singer who sometimes sang to his own accompaniment. He was a close friend of Johannes Brahms. His first wife Lillian was also a singer. He was the first conductor of both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He taught at the Institute of Musical Art in New York City.