Rebels attack Irun in 15-hr battle; Loyalists continue to hold main positions; bombs explode on French territory forcing evacuation of region between Hendaye and Behobia; govt mil leader declares failure of offensive will force Rebels to ask truce on Irun front

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1936Joel Kovel, American scholar and author (died 2018)^[†]

Joel Stephen Kovel was an American psychiatrist, scholar, human rights activist, and author known as a founder of eco-socialism. Kovel became a psychoanalyst, but he abandoned psychoanalysis in 1985.

1936Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China^[†]

Lien Chan is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he nominally governed Taiwan as the head of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993 and served as Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2000 to 2005.

Headlines from August 27, 1936

Trotsky Signs a Pledge Not to Take Part In Revolutionary Activities While in Norway

Western Crowds Hail Roosevelt As He Speeds to Drought Area; Demonstrations Mark Train Stops Despite His Insistence Trip Is Non-Political -- In Brief Platform Talks He Sympathizes With Farmers, Welcomes Signs of City Prosperity.

STATE LABOR VOTES 7-POINT LAW DRIVE; Federation Heads Program With Support for Lehman on Social Security. ASKS $30,000,000 JOB AID Daniel S. Ring Pledges Cooperation of WPA on Maintaining Prevailing Wage. STATE LABOR VOTES 7-POINT LAW DRIVE

IRUN HALTS REBELS IN 15-HOUR BATTLE; DEATHS PUT AT 800; Insurgents Advance in Fierce Fighting, but Loyalists Still Hold Their Key Positions. FRENCH AREA EVACUATED U.S. Tells Madrid Blockade of Insurgent Ports Is Invalid Unless Made Effective. IRUN HALTS REBELS IN 15-HOUR BATTLE

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