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Consol Gas system offers $10,000,000 rate reduction for N Y City and Westchester County until end of 1936; after that Wash plan would be set up with 7% guaranteed return
protests charge of being leader of Baton Rouge insurrection
6 killed as house is destroyed, Greenwood Lake
W Kramer killed, N Y C
right to withdraw questionable as she has not kept her internatl obligations as required under the Covenant
1935Helga Kleiner, German politician[†]
Helga Kleiner is a German politician from Schleswig-Holstein. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, she is a prominent campaigner for senior citizens' interests and has held a number of leadership positions in the CDU's Senior Citizens' Union. Kleiner was a member of the Lübeck City Council from 1986 until 1992, and served two non-consecutive terms in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein between 1992 and 2005.
1935David Lodge, English author and critic (died 2025)[†]
David John Lodge was an English author and critic. He was a literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, and some of his novels satirise academic life, notably the "Campus Trilogy" – Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses (1975), Small World: An Academic Romance (1984) and Nice Work (1988). The second two were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Another theme is Roman Catholicism, beginning from his first published novel The Picturegoers (1960). Lodge also wrote television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. His edition of Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (1972) includes essays on 20th-century writers such as T. S. Eliot. In 1992, he published The Art of Fiction, a collection of essays on literary techniques with illustrative examples from great authors, such as "Point of View", "The Stream of Consciousness" and "Interior Monologue", beginning with "Beginning" and ending with "Ending".
1935Nicholas Pryor, American actor (died 2024)[†]
Nicholas David Pryor was an American character actor. He appeared in various television series, films, and stage productions.
1935Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (born 1859)[†]
Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and teacher. His music ranged from the late-Romantic era into the 20th century era.
1935Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.[†]
Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most sparsely populated country. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 390,000 residents. The official language of the country is Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite being at a latitude just south of the Arctic Circle. Its latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate.