Morse testifies; industrialists of Liberty League helped to finance Farmers Council; com seeks to prove one objective was "elimination" of New Deal; list of contributors

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1936Raymond Poulidor, French cyclist (died 2019)^[†]

Raymond Poulidor, nicknamed "Pou-Pou", was a French professional racing cyclist, who rode for Mercier his entire career.

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1936First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.^[†]

A popular uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine against the British administration, known as the Great Revolt, and later the Great Palestinian Revolt or the Palestinian Revolution, lasted from 1936 until 1939. The movement sought independence from British colonial rule and the end of British support for Zionism, including Jewish immigration and land sales to Jews.

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Baseball Openers Draw 204,543, Most Since '31

FRENCH ASK BRITISH IN MILITARY TALKS TO GUARD BELGIUM; Sure Own Border Is Safe, They Seek at London Session to Get Flank Protection. BRITAIN'S AIMS COINCIDE Experts of Three Powers Base Strategy on a Hypothetical German Thrust in South. FRENCH ASK BRITISH TO GUARD BELGIUM

New Jersey Assembly Votes a Luxury Tax; Approval of Senate Is Expected Tonight

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ANTI-NEW DEALERS BACKED FARM GROUP; Industrialists of Liberty League Helped Finance Independence Council. CALLED REPUBLICAN ALLY Black Committee Holds Testimony of an Organizer Shows Political Partisanship. ANTI-NEW DEALERS BACKED FARM GROUP

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