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January 19, 1936

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Headlines from January 19, 1936

'PETER PAN' AND THE BRITISH MIND

By CHARLES MORGAN

LONDON, Dec. 27. THIS morning, in announcing the death of Paul Bourget and giving an account of his life, The Times drew an illuminating distinction between criticism in England and criticism in France.

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34 Summonses Served at Movies In Campaign to Protect Children; Police of Juvenile Aid Bureau Visit Theatres in Three Boroughs in Renewal of Drive Against Admission of Unescorted Minors -- Use of 'Cappers' Charged in Two Cases.

By Unknown Author

Checking the results of their campaign to prevent the attendance of unescorted children at motion picture shows, the police of the juvenile aid bureau visited theatres in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx yesterday, and at fourteen of them served a total of thirty-four summonses.

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Notable Births

Fred J. Lincoln

1936Fred J. Lincoln, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)[†]

Fred J. Lincoln was an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, editor, and cinematographer of pornographic films.

Ziaur Rahman

1936Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, seventh President of Bangladesh (died 1981)[†]

Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. One of the leading figures of the country's independence war, Zia broadcast the Bangladeshi declaration of independence in March 1971 from Chittagong. In the aftermath of the Sipahi-Janata revolution in 1975, he consolidated power to lead Bangladesh with pragmatic policies through economic liberalization that significantly contributed to the economic recovery of the country. He is often known as Shaheed President in Bangladesh. He was also the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

1936Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer, harmonica player, and drummer (died 2011)[†]

Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith was an American electric blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer. He was best known for several stints with the Muddy Waters band beginning in the early 1960s.