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1936George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (died 2014)[†]
George Harry Heilmeier was an American engineer, manager, and a pioneering contributor to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), for which he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Heilmeier's work is an IEEE Milestone.
Sir T Inskip, in House of Commons, describes govt efforts to push program; W Churchill urges haste (F Kuhn Jr)
Absent when House com votes for contempt citation of Dr Townsend
Causes removal of Kankakee River Basin drainage project from omnibus flood control bill
peasants battle Brit troops after Arabs attack bus killing Jewish man and girl; constable kills Arab, Jerusalem; Bedouins cut off water supply from colonists at foot of Mt Tabor; Brit inquiry opposed; Bedouins plan march from Beersheba; more troops leave Egypt
Statement on agreement between rr management and labor on disposition of employes affected by consolidations
Comr Valentine testifies; jurors question Drukman's mother at home
rev of trade agreements in story on increase in tariff on cotton goods
Warns of N J deficit, in Sen
Balked in attempt to leap from airplane over Boston
Comments on tax bill compromise
Ethiopian Emperor and his family attend service, Jerusalem
Lehman urged to run to aid Roosevelt