Peter Garth Palumbo, Baron Palumbo, is a British property developer and art collector, who served as the last Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain.

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1935Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashes into a Swiss mountain, killing thirteen.^[†]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM, is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM’s headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. Founded in 1919, KLM is the oldest operating airline still using its original name, having gone through significant changes in its ownership and legal structure over its history, including a period of majority government ownership. The company had a fleet of 110 aircraft and 35,488 employees as of 2021. KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations.

Headlines from July 20, 1935

Wheat Harvest Waits As Men Stay on Relief

No Bar to Modern Army Seen.; ETHIOPIANS RALLY TO DEFEND NATION

ORDER TO DESTROY RECORDS IS LINKED TO UTILITY 'HIGH-UP'; Beach Says That Associated Gas Controller, Consulted, Did Not Disapprove.

Danzig Shake-Up Is Seen As Discontent Is General

PARIS ARRESTS 1,000 AT DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PAY CUTS; Guards Break Up Big Crowds of Socialists and Workers Shouting 'Down With Laval.'

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