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Jersey City Police Dept threatens to arrest code agents trying to collect assessments, in view of ct ruling against constitutionality of NRA; Retail Butchers Code Authority involved
filibuster ends; bill dropped in Sen
Rayburn-Wheeler bill denounced by W L Willkie
McGrady confers in Detroit; traces strike to Norwood, Ohio, union; Murray-Ohio Mfg Co shut-down ordered
Sen Finance Com members disagree on his attitude on Clark extension resolution
1935Luis SuĆ”rez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2023)[ā ]
Luis SuƔrez Miramontes was a Spanish professional footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder for Deportivo de La CoruƱa, EspaƱa Industrial, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria; he also represented the Spain national team between 1957 and 1972. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Spanish football players of all time, SuƔrez was noted for his elegant and fluid style of play and also regarded to be one of the greatest midfielders in the history of the sport.
1935Faisal II of Iraq, the last King of Iraq (died 1958)[ā ]
Faisal II was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy in Iraq, which then became a republic.