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Raises discount rate to 6%
Foreign Sec Eden, in s to House of Commons, announces consultations must be held with Dominions to formulate new policy (F Kuhn Jr)
Money found along French Broad River, Tenn, may be part of $80,000 stolen in robbery at Charlotte, N C
Ital semi-official press indicates Mussolini regards sovereignty as fait accompli and will accept no protests from League or other powers; believed established rights of other powers will be recognized on condition that they recognize Ital dominion; excerpt from Giornale d'Italia
M Thorez says Communists will urge Popular Front to adopt soak-the-rich policy
1936Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (died 2024)[†]
Sir Anthony John Francis O'Reilly was an Irish businessman and international rugby union player. He was known for his try scoring in rugby, his involvement in the Independent News & Media Group, which he led from 1973 to 2009, and as CEO and chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company. He was the leading shareholder of Waterford Wedgwood and a founder and major supporter of The Ireland Funds. A citizen of both Ireland and the United Kingdom, he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor for his services to Northern Ireland.