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Rights guaranteed for 1 yr in Franco-German pact
71 persons arrested as alleged White Guards, accused of plotting terroristic activities; Leningrad officials of Commissariat of Internal Affairs removed for alleged negligence in connection with Kiroff's murder; govt decree provides for immediate trial and execution; right to appeal from death sentences suspended
1934Bill Collins, Australian film critic and author (died 2019)[†]
William Roderick Collins was an Australian film critic and film historian, radio and television presenter, journalist, author and lecturer best known for presenting Hollywood films on television in Australia.
1934Victor French, American actor and director (died 1989)[†]
Victor Edwin French was an American actor and director. He is remembered for roles on the television programs Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, and Carter Country.