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I A Wright, working for U S De Soto Expedition Comm, brings to U S contents of old Spanish documents; discloses new data; fears original papers lost in Spanish civil war
MORE recreation for Americans and greater recreation areas in all parts of the country are contemplated in a new program evolved by the Department of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service in cooperation with the State governments.
sees increase in debt offset by gains in income
says Socialist party backs proposed charter and proportional representation proposal
1936Rudy Lewis, American R&B singer (died 1964)[†]
Rudy Lewis was an American rhythm and blues singer known for his work with the Drifters. In 1988, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1936Henry Lee Lucas, American murderer (died 2001)[†]
Henry Lee Lucas, also known as The Confession Killer, was an American convicted murderer. Lucas was convicted of murdering his mother in 1960 and two others in 1983. He rose to infamy as a claimed serial killer while incarcerated for these crimes when he falsely confessed to approximately 600 other murders to Texas Rangers and other law enforcement officials. Many unsolved cases were closed based on the confessions and the murders officially attributed to Lucas. He was convicted of murdering 11 people and condemned to death for a single case with a then-unidentified victim, later identified as Debra Jackson.