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May 28, 1936

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Notable Births

1936Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician^[†]

Claude E. Forget, is a Canadian economist and former politician.

1936Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (died 2013)^[†]

Ole Klemet J. Sara was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

1936Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (died 1997)^[†]

Betty Shabazz, also known as Betty X, was an American educator and civil rights advocate who was married to Malcolm X.

Historical Events

1936Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.^[†]

Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. He was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science.

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BARS RULE BY HOPKINS; Senate Measure Rejects the House Plan for the $1,425,000,000 Fund. $800,000,000 FOR ICKES Use of Tugwell Allotment Is Restricted to 'Loans and Relief to Farmers.' FOR PREVAILING PAY SCALE Veterans Getting Bonus Made Eligible for Relief -- Ban Put on Employing Aliens. GIVES WPA CONTROL TO THE PRESIDENT

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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VICE CASE THREATS BRING ARREST OF 4; Brooklyn Lawyer, Two Other Men and Woman Seized on Charges in Lucania Trial.

By Unknown Author

Issues statement that he is not Kornbluth involved in vice investigation

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Lindberghs Are Guests of King Edward At a Royal Dinner in St. James's Palace

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

He and wife are guests of King Edward at royal dinner, London

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QUEEN MARY SAILS AMID GAY SEND-OFF; 250,000 Line Shores as Ships and Planes Escort the Giant Liner From Southampton. NOT AIMING AT A RECORD Vessel Is Due Here at Noon Monday Under Present Plan -- Calls at Cherbourg. QUEEN MARY SAILS AMID GAY SEND-OFF

By Frederick T. Birchallwireless To the New York Times

F T Birchall desscribes departure; illus

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Future Veterans Invite Notables to 'Bonus Raid'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Invites notables to Treasury Raid and bonus disbursement in Wash, June 15

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HOUSE GROUP VOTES TO CITE TOWNSEND; Committee, 6 to 2, Recommends Prosecution in Federal Court on Contempt Charge. TW0 AIDES ALSO INVOLVED Wunder and Kiefer, Pension Chiefs Who Defied Subpoenas, Named to the House. HOUSE GROUP VOTES TO CITE TOWNSEND

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Com, 6 to 2, votes to cite Townsend, Kiefer and Wunder for contempt; Downey served with subpoena; defiant written refusal to attend; com accepts lr for record; text; A G Hart testifies

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