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1934 murder cited in resolution on W Liggett case submitted to ANPA convention
Arrested in White Plains on charge of attaching internal revenue stamps to mixture of taxed and illicit liquor; 3-mos search for him ended
camps in State House
run ends, plan to close Apr 24 abandoned
PARIS, April 22. -- Reports of concentrations of German military and semi-military detachments near the Austrian frontier were published in the newspaper Liberte here this afternoon.
1936Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)[†]
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male performers projected strength. He performed with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses.
1936Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (born 1889)[†]
Teresa de la Parra was a Venezuelan novelist.