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Brit Cabinet holds emergency meeting on return of Simon to hear preliminary rept of Berlin talks; Prime Min MacDonald confers with King George; Brit view gloomy; repts of Hitler's demands
Lr to L Johnson who asked for old artillery horses to use in plowing
will set up complaint bur where information against chiselers may be filed anonymously; plans com to rev salaries
mins of 3 nations confirm rept despite German denial; speculation on significance
1935Michael Parkinson, English journalist and author (died 2023)[†]
Sir Michael Parkinson was an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show Parkinson from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the UK and abroad. He also worked in radio and was described by The Guardian as "the great British talkshow host".
1935Józef Szmidt, Polish triple jumper (died 2024)[†]
Józef Szmidt was a German and Polish Olympic athlete and the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres.