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April 22, 1936

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HOUSE GETS NEW TAX BILL, BUT YIELD IS STILL IN DOUBT; QUICK PASSAGE IS FORECAST; 7 WEEKS IN THE DRAFTING Committee Votes 15-8, One Democrat Joining the Opposition. 700 TO 800 MILLIONS SEEN But Only for First Year -- Permanent Yield Falls Short of 620 Millions More Sought. REPUBLICANS OPEN FIGHT Debate Will Begin Tomorrow as Senate Committee Begins Work on Own Measure. NEW REVENUE BILL PUT UP TO HOUSE

By Turner Catledgespecial To the New York Times

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Glen Campbell

1936Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2017)[†]

Glen Travis Campbell was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. A revered session guitarist before breaking through as a solo performer, Campbell released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.

Pierre HĂ©tu

1936Pierre HĂ©tu, Canadian pianist and conductor (died 1998)[†]

Pierre HĂ©tu was a conductor and pianist. He studied music from 1955–57 at the Conservatoire de musique du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al with Germaine MalĂ©part (piano) and at the University of Montreal with Jean Papineau-Couture (acoustics), Gabriel Cusson and Conrad Letendre and Jean Vallerand.