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August 5, 1936

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Headlines from August 5, 1936

2,000 IN WILD FIGHT RUSH FOR CITY JOBS; Clothing Torn, Policemen Felled and Desk Smashed in Melee in Municipal Building. 50 RESERVES HALT CRUSH Futile Hurry for Applications Reflects Huge Demand for Low-Paid Public Posts. 2,000 IN WILD FIGHT RUSH FOR CITY JOBS

By Unknown Author

Near riot in lobby of Munic Bldg of crowd waiting for applications for exams for watchman-attendant and attendant-messenger jobs, illus

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LEWIS UNIONS FACE DRASTIC PENALTIES IF C.I.O. GOES ON; A.F. of L. Ultimatum Today Is to Order Dissolution or Suspension of Units. PEACE MOVES ABANDONED Neither Side Acts to End the Dispute and Compromise Is Opposed at Hearing. REBEL' LEADERS SCORED Lewis Is Called a 'Mussolini' and Howard a 'Machiavelli' by Frey at Labor Trial. LEWIS UNIONS FACE DRASTIC PENALTIES

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

recites charges against CIO and possible penalties

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GREECE IS PLACED UNDER ARMY RULE; Order for a General Strike Is Called a Communist Plot -Chamber Is Dissolved. WIDE MOVEMENT FEARED Labor Trouble in Bulgaria, Laid to Russia, Seen as Plot to Upset the Balkans.

By the Associated Press

Govt proclaims martial law and dissolves Chamber in face of general strike called by Leftist trade unions; Premier Metaxas repudiates alleged intention to set up dictatorship

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RA PLANS GRANTS TO 125,000 FARMERS; Tugwell Expects That Many in Drought Area to Need Aid Before the Next Crop. CATTLE BUYING INCREASED Move Begins to Block Feed Speculation and to Assure Sufficient Seed Supplies. RA PLANS GRANTS TO 125,000 FARMERS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Govt plans drought relief

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WPA Worker Discovers $1,060 in 'Gold,' Takes Coins From East River Near Park Wall

By Unknown Author

A Krunocky, WPA worker, finds $1,060 in "gold" coins

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Notable Births

1936Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright (died 2019)^[†]

Nikolai Baturin was an Estonian award-winning novelist and playwright.

1936John Saxon, American actor (died 2020)^[†]

John Saxon was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.