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Repts of fighting; govt denies repts that Venizelos proclaimed separate govt in Crete; arrests in Athens; Kondylis leaves for Macedonia and Eastern Thrace; Gen Kamenos joins revolt; ct-martial trials of rebels begin
Brit White Paper, presented to House of Commons, calls for increases in defense forces; justifies act in that her unilateral arms reduction has not been followed by other nations including U S; German re-armament cited; Labor Opposition expected to offer motion to censure govt for departure from disarmament policy; summary of Paper
S on Germany in world economy, at Leipzig Spring Fair
ALBANY, March 4. -- The Nunan bill to require students to take oaths of loyalty to State and Federal Constitutions was passed by the Senate tonight by a vote of 34 to 10.
1935Letizia Battaglia, Italian photographer and journalist (died 2022)[ā ]
Letizia Battaglia was an Italian photographer and photojournalist. Although her photos document a wide spectrum of Sicilian life, she is best known for her work on the Mafia.
1935Philip K. Chapman, Australian-American astronaut and engineer (died 2021)[ā ]
Philip Kenyon Chapman was an Australian-born American astronaut, serving for about five years in NASA Astronaut Group 6 (1967).
1935Shamsuddin Qasemi, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (died 1996)[ā ]
Shamsuddin Qasemi was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, author and educationist. He was the founding president of the Khatme Nabuwwat Andolan Council, former secretary-general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, former principal of Jamia Madania Chittagong and Jamia Hussainia Arzabad, and the founding chief-editor of the monthly Paygam-e-Haqq and weekly Jamiat magazines. He is also noted for his contributions during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
1935Roque RuaƱo, Spanish priest and engineer (born 1877)[ā ]
Roque RuaƱo Garrido, O.P. was a Spanish priest and civil engineer. He was known after he drew up plans for University of Santo Tomas (UST) Main Building, the first earthquake-shock resistant building in Asia, which was constructed at the Sulucan property of the Dominican order in city of Manila.