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March 20, 1935

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BRITAIN LINES UP 2 POWERS BEHIND PROGRAM AT BERLIN; FRENCH DEMAND FIRMNESS; SIMON TO SPEAK FOR ALL Paris and Rome, Though Displeased by 'Mild' Protest, Back Him. FLANDIN MAY SEND NOTE Inaction on Reich Army Move Arouses the French -- Italy's Attitude Stiffens, Too. BERLIN SEES WAR PLANES Air Force Roars Over Capital in Day Manoeuvres -- City Darkened for Night Test. Simon to Speak for 3 Powers. BRITAIN LINES UP POWERS WITH HER

By Charles A. Selden.by Charles A. Selden

Simon will be spokesman of French and Ital Govts as well as Brit; French, Ital and Soviet Ambs confer at Brit Foreign Office; France and Italy criticize mildness of Brit note; Berlin reaction

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Notable Births

Ted Bessell

1935Ted Bessell, American actor and director (died 1996)[†]

Howard Weston "Ted" Bessell Jr. was an American television actor and director widely known for his role as Donald Hollinger, the boyfriend and eventual fiancé of Marlo Thomas's character in the TV series That Girl (1966–1971).

Bettye Washington Greene

1935Bettye Washington Greene, American chemist (died 1995)[†]

Bettye Washington Greene was an American industrial research chemist. She was one of the first few African American women to earn her Ph.D. in chemistry and she was the first African American female Ph.D. chemist to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company. At Dow, she researched latex and polymers. Greene is considered an early African American pioneer in science.