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March 31, 1936
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Headlines from March 31, 1936
HAUPTMANN'S PLEA FAILS; 'NO STAY' SAYS HOFFMAN OF THE EXECUTION TONIGHT; 'CONFESSIONS' DISCARDED Prisoner Put Main Hope on Wendel Tale and Ladder Evidence. TOLD OF COURT'S ACTION 'They Can't Do That,' He Says -- Defense, Bitter, Plans a Last-Minute Fight. MRS. HAUPTMANN IS CALM Chides Friend Who Declares 'This Looks Like the End' -- No Action in Wendel Case. HAUPTMANN PLEA FOR MERCY DENIED
Pardon Ct rejects plea; confessions discarded; Fisher tells Hauptmann; Mrs Hauptmann calm; Wendel stays in jail
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FIND TRUST ABUSES IN SUGAR INSTITUTE; High Court Justices Back Ban on Twoscore Practices but Modify Some Curbs. BAD MEANS TO GOOD END Industry Was Demoralized, but Forced Adherence on Prices Was Trade Restraint. FIND TRUST ABUSES IN SUGAR INSTITUTE
Sup Ct rules Sugar Inst Inc violated Sherman act in limiting competition in prices
Notable Births
1936Marge Piercy, American poet and novelist[โ ]
Marge Piercy is an American progressive activist, feminist, and writer. Her work includes Woman on the Edge of Time; He, She and It, which won the 1993 Arthur C. Clarke Award; and Gone to Soldiers, a New York Times Best Seller and a sweeping historical novel set during World War II. Piercy's work is rooted in her Jewish heritage, Marxist social and political activism, and feminist ideals.
1936Walter E. Williams, American economist and academic (died 2020)[โ ]
Walter Edward Williams was an American economist, commentator, and academic. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, a syndicated columnist, and author. Williams held classical liberal and libertarian views, and wrote frequently for Townhall, WND, and Jewish World Review. Williams was also a popular guest host of The Rush Limbaugh Show when Limbaugh was unavailable.