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June 23, 1936
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Headlines from June 23, 1936
CONVENTION OPENS TODAY; Delegates Unshaken by Smith or the Coughlin-Lemke Opposition. ALL LOOKING TO NEW YORK Tammany Arrives, Led by Dooling, as Interest Centers on Leaders' Disputes Here. MINNESOTA PEACE OFFER Seating of Both Warring Slates With Half-Vote Each May Solve Conflict There. DEMOCRATS MEET WITH LINES INTACT
arrives in Phila; views on labor to be sought for Dem platform
FARLEY JOB POLICY UPHELD BY WOMAN; Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller Holds Civil Service Often Is Too Slow and Fails of Purpose. SHE BACKS MERIT SYSTEM And Tells Women Voters Democrats Seek to Make Federal Jobs Real Careers. FARLEY JOB POLICY UPHELD BY WOMAN
Defends Dem job policy, s to Natl League of Women Voters
DROUGHT AREA AID GOES TO NORTHWEST; President Tells Tugwell to Make Survey of Needs in Montana and Dakotas. UP TO $100,000,000 ASKED Nye and Governors Welford and Berry Visit White House -- Crop Loss Increases.
Confers with Roosevelt on drought relief
Notable Births
1936Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist[โ ]
Richard David Bach is an American writer. He has written numerous flight-related works of fiction and non-fiction. His works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), both of which were among the 1970s' biggest sellers.
1936Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2025)[โ ]
Konstantinos G. Simitis was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece. He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004.