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June 27, 1936

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RAIL PENSION LAW VOIDED BY COURT; WRIT HALTS TAXES; District of Columbia Court Rules 1935 Act and Its Tax Legislation Unconstitutional. CITES FINDING ON 1934 LAW Bailey Holds Supreme Court Decision on This Also Invalidates Substitute Measures. CARRIERS WIN INJUNCTIONS Federal Board Plans a Quick Appeal as 1,000,000 Workers Face Loss of the Benefits. COURT INVALIDATES RAIL PENSION LAWS

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

Ct declares 1935 rr pension law and companion tax measure unconstitutional

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OUTBURSTS ALARM PROF. CEREBELLUM; Psychiatrist Diagnoses Campaignomania Which Affects Delegates at Times. OUTBURSTS ALARM PROF. CEREBELLUM

By F. Raymond Daniellspecial To the New York Times

THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, PHILADELPHIA, June 26. -- Campaignomania, an occupational disease common to politicians at recurrent intervals, notably in Presidential years, broke out on the floor of the Democratic convention today and spread rapidly until a large proportion of the visitors in the balconies was infected.

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ROOSEVELT HINTS OF FARLEY DECISION; His Deferring of Reply Till End of Convention Is Construed as Forecasting Cabinet Change. CLOSER TO PHILADELPHIA President Keeps Telephone Busy -- Acceptance Speech Will Dwell on Platform. ROOSEVELT HINTS OF FARLEY DECISION

By Charles W. Hurdspecial To the New York Times

Roosevelt hints of decision

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President Thanks Lehman, Hails Tribute to Him

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

thanked by Roosevelt who hails tribute in s

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DRAMA IN NIGHT SESSION; One Big Moment Is Held Back When Lehman Speech Is Delayed. HE GETS TWO OVATIONS Acclaim in Drafting Movement Rivals That for President as Name Is Ratified. DOOLING LEADS PARADE 'It Was Swell,' Says Governor, but Gives No Intimation of What Answer Will Be. NIGHT SESSION HAS DRAMATIC SCENES

By Turner Catledgespecial To the New York Times

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1936Lucille Clifton, American author and poet (died 2010)^[†]

Lucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

1936Shirley Anne Field, English actress (died 2023)^[†]

Shirley Anne Field was an English actress who performed on stage, film and television from 1955 until her death. She was prominent during the British New Wave.

Headlines from June 27, 1936

OUTBURSTS ALARM PROF. CEREBELLUM; Psychiatrist Diagnoses Campaignomania Which Affects Delegates at Times. OUTBURSTS ALARM PROF. CEREBELLUM

ROOSEVELT HINTS OF FARLEY DECISION; His Deferring of Reply Till End of Convention Is Construed as Forecasting Cabinet Change. CLOSER TO PHILADELPHIA President Keeps Telephone Busy -- Acceptance Speech Will Dwell on Platform. ROOSEVELT HINTS OF FARLEY DECISION

President Thanks Lehman, Hails Tribute to Him

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