E and M Meyer, 12 and 14 yrs, said to have admitted thefts of cash and jewelry from more than 20 East Side apts to which they gained admittance by selling raffle tickets; father, H Meyer, held

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1936John A. Bennett, American soldier (died 1961)^[†]

John Arthur Bennett was a U.S. Army soldier who remains the last person to be executed after a court-martial by the United States Armed Forces. The 18-year-old private was convicted of the rape and attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl in Austria. Despite last minute appeals for clemency and pleas to President John F. Kennedy by the victim's family to spare his life, Kennedy refused; Bennett was hanged at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1961.

1936David A. Hardy, British artist^[†]

David A. Hardy is a British space artist.

1936John Howell, English long jumper^[†]

John David Howell is a former British long jumper.

1936John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021)^[†]

John Earl Madden was an American professional football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, leading them to eight playoff appearances, seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached at least 100 games. He is considered one of the greatest coaches of all time.

1936Bobby Smith, American singer (died 2013)^[†]

Robert Steel Smith, professionally known as Bobby Smith, also spelled Bobbie, was an American R&B singer notable as the principal lead singer of the classic Motown/Philly group, The Spinners, throughout its history. He was the principal lead singer from its formation in 1954 when he was eighteen, until his death in 2013.

Headlines from April 10, 1936

Health Tests Urged for All City Workers; Correctional Treatment Also Is Proposed

Reich's Conscription Call Evokes Protest by Brazil

RURAL POWER PUT ON TEN-YEAR BASIS; House Passes $410,000,000 Electrification Loan Bill, Making Program Permanent.

Jeweler Guilty in Test Case to End Racket Of Serving Fake Legal Papers on Debtors

YOUNG GIRLS SEIZED IN $5,000 ROBBERIES; Two Sisters, 12 and 14, Admit Looting 20 Homes -- Father Arrested as Guide. FAKE RAFFLE SLIPS SOLD This Brought Buyers' Purses in Easy Reach, Police Say -- Lost Ticket Book Chief Clue. YOUNG GIRLS SEIZED IN $5,000 ROBBERIES

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