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BERLIN, Sept. 4. -- The Catholic question became vital again today after a pause broken by last Sunday's pastoral letter -- which exhorted Catholics to "stand in the faith" -- with a police order in Hamburg forbidding the wearing of uniforms by Catholic Youth groups.
Returns unanswered questionnaires on former Masonic affiliations sent to officials of his ministry
Rescued from SS Dixie; gave absolution
Doric (SS) collides with freighter Formigny; Brit SS Orion stands by, off Oporto, Portugal
text of memo to League
1935Werner Erhard, American author and philanthropist, founded Werner Erhard and Associates and The Hunger Project[†]
Werner Hans Erhard is an American lecturer known for founding est. In 1985, he replaced the est Training with a newly designed program, the Forum. Since 1991, the Forum has been kept up to date and offered by Landmark Education.
1935Helen Gifford, Australian composer and educator[†]
Helen Margaret Gifford OAM is an Australian composer. On Australia Day 1996 she was appointed to the Medal of the Order of Australia, "in recognition of service to music as a composer". At the APRA Music Awards of 2016 she won the category "Distinguished Services to Australian Music".
1935Lucille Soong, Chinese-American actress[†]
Lucille Soong is a Chinese-American actress. In the 1960s she occasionally worked under the stage name Soong Ling. She is best known for her role as Jenny Huang in the television series Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020). She has appeared in films and television shows since 1959, and is the author of the autobiography Wild Orchid: From Beijing to La-La Land.