David Edward Crombie is a former Canadian academic and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Toronto from 1972 to 1978. Crombie was elected to Parliament following his tenure as mayor. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, he served as minister of national health and welfare from 1979 to 1980, minister of Indian affairs and northern development from 1984 to 1986, and secretary of state for Canada from 1986 to 1988.

1936Jill Ireland, English actress (died 1990)^[†]

Jill Dorothy Ireland was an English actress and singer.

Headlines from April 24, 1936

State Bars Homework on Men's Clothing As Hazard to Factory Working Conditions

Tax on Tourist Liquor Runs Into Snags; Customs Lawyers to Fight State Levy

Finds Upper Air in Arctic Remains Warm All Year

PRESS FIGHT URGED TO KEEP RADIO FREE FROM CENSORSHIP; Report to Publishers Advises Resistance to Restrictions by the Government. BLACK INQUIRY CONDEMNED FCC Unanimously Censured for Aiding Wire Seizure -- Ackerman Fears 'Controlled News.' PRESS FIGHT URGED TO KEEP RADIO FREE

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