Rightists, Leftists and police battle, Nine; 55 hurt; police take precautions against Bastille Day demonstrations; plans of la Rocque, leader of Croix de Feu, not divulged; Blum's govt defended and criticized

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Liquor Brings State $21,321,751 in Year; Revenue Increased $3,365,705 Over 1935

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

ALBANY, July 12. -- The alcoholic beverage tax brought $21,321,751.89 into the State treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, Mark Graves, president of the State Tax Commission, stated today. Last year the total was $17,956,054.32, the increase for the year being $3,365,705.

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1936Albert Ayler, American saxophonist and composer (died 1970)^[†]

Albert Ayler was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer.

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1936Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and politician (born 1887)^[†]

Kojo Tovalou Houénou was a prominent African critic of the French colonial empire in Africa. Born in Porto-Novo to a wealthy father and a mother who belonged to the royal family of the Kingdom of Dahomey, he was sent to France for education at the age of 13. There he received a law degree, medical training, and served in the French armed forces as an army doctor during World War I. Following the war, Houénou became a minor celebrity in Paris; dating actresses, writing books as a public intellectual, and making connections with many of the elite of French society.

Headlines from July 13, 1936

MERCURY PLUNGES FROM 100'S TO 40'S AS RAINS COOL WEST; Storms Reach Drought-Stricken Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Nebraska.

POLITICIANS SEIZED IN GAMBLING RAID; Ex-Supervisor and a Judge Are Among 34 in Loft Near Long Beach Police Headquarters.

40,000 AUTOS USE TRIBOROUGH SPAN ON FIRST SUNDAY; Except for Delays Caused by Emergency Collecting System Traffic Flows Smoothly.

55 INJURED AT NICE IN BATTLE OF 10,000; Rightists, Leftists and Police Fight in Main Streets of French Resort Town.

Liquor Brings State $21,321,751 in Year; Revenue Increased $3,365,705 Over 1935

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