Battle between Japanese and Manchukuoan troops, invading Outer Mongolia, and Mongols, near Adyk Dolon, reptd in progress as Amb Ota and Soviet Vice Foreign Commissar Stomoniakoff confer on proposed border comms; Stomoniakoff warns of Japanese responsibility for clashes; E Amau, Japanese Foreign Office spokesman, scoffs at repts of invasion of Mongolia; Premier Hirota hopes for diplomatic settlement

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1936Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer (died 1980)^[†]

Peter Collinson was a British film director whose notable credits include The Italian Job (1969).

1936Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician, 80th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1998)^[†]

Jean-Pascal Delamuraz was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983–1998).

1936Tarun Gogoi, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Assam (died 2020)^[†]

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1936Abdul Qadeer Khan, Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer (died 2021)^[†]

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Headlines from April 1, 1936

Ottawa, Its Terms Rejected, Fails to Aid

Two Planes Carry Delegates; HITLER SAID TO ASK A 4-MONTH 'TRUCE'

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CLASH AT ALBANY OVER CHILD LABOR; Opposing Groups at Hearing Battle For and Against Federal Amendment. MAYOR APPEALS FOR BILL Dr. Butler and Religious Representatives Fight Control of Juvenile Workers. CLASH AT ALBANY OVER CHILD LABOR

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