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August 29, 1935

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Bill Failure Affected West.; SOCIAL SECURITY GOES OVER TO 1936

By the Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. -- The Rocky Mountain West was affected vitally by the filibuster which killed the Third Deficiency Appropriation measure in the closing hours of the Seventy-fourth Congress.

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WPA Job Placements Speeded; 13,000 Put to Work in 3 Days; Quota of 20,000 for Week Will Be Filled Easily, Johnson Says as Jam Ends -- Woman Jurist Assails Him -- Hungry Park Workers, Still Unpaid, Stop Work in Protest.

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Open lr to Gen Johnson on placements

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ROOSEVELT CALLS HULL TO CONSIDER STAND UPON SOVIET; No Announcement of Plans Is Made After Conference on Russia's Sharp Reply.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Roosevelt confers with Hull on situation

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ITALY WARNS OF DANGERS IF SANCTIONS ARE APPLIED, BUT REASSURES BRITISH; ROME GRIMLY DETERMINED

By Arnaldo Cortesi

Cabinet adopts measures to tax divds and convert foreign credits

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1935Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (died 2014)^[†]

Hugo Brandt Corstius was a Dutch author, known for his achievements in both literature and science.

1935William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)^[†]

William David Friedkin was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

1935László Garai, Hungarian psychologist and scholar (died 2019)^[†]

László Garai was a scholar of psychology: studies theoretical psychology, social psychology and economic psychology.

Headlines from August 29, 1935

Front Page 1 -- No Title

Bill Failure Affected West.; SOCIAL SECURITY GOES OVER TO 1936

WPA Job Placements Speeded; 13,000 Put to Work in 3 Days; Quota of 20,000 for Week Will Be Filled Easily, Johnson Says as Jam Ends -- Woman Jurist Assails Him -- Hungry Park Workers, Still Unpaid, Stop Work in Protest.

ROOSEVELT CALLS HULL TO CONSIDER STAND UPON SOVIET; No Announcement of Plans Is Made After Conference on Russia's Sharp Reply.

ITALY WARNS OF DANGERS IF SANCTIONS ARE APPLIED, BUT REASSURES BRITISH; ROME GRIMLY DETERMINED

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