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Chevrolet workers vote acceptance of terms; Dillon clashes with left wing; prevented from speaking at opening of meeting; Buick strike not to be authorized; Knudsen and Dillon to go to other plants
thallium sulphate found in cocoa; friends defend F Gross
Morgenthau defends Roosevelt's policy; assails Hoover's course; invites nations to join U S in stabilization move; attacks dollar speculators; says devaluation aided foreign trade
plebiscite; polls heavily guarded
Col T E Lawrence hurt, near Moreton, Dorset, Eng
1935Ethel Johnson, American professional wrestler (died 2018)[†]
Ethel Blanche Hairston was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. She debuted at age 16, becoming the first African-American women's champion. She was a fan favorite, billed as "the biggest attraction to hit girl wrestling since girl wrestling began."
1935Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (born 1868)[†]
Magnus Hirschfeld was a German physician, sexologist, and LGBTQ advocate whose German citizenship was in 1933 revoked by the Nazi government.
1935The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.[†]
The Constitution of the Philippines is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987. The Constitution remains unamended to this day.