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charges of Natl Com for Defense of Pol Prisoners on U S State Dept's inadequate protection denied by Sec of State Hull in int with Com delegation
Confers with Roosevelt on space for housing Soc Security Bd employes and records
Gov Landon s
Comment on food shortage in Madrid
to be on air at same time as Roosevelt, Oct 1
1936George Eastham, English footballer (died 2024)[†]
George Edward Eastham, OBE was an English footballer who played as a midfielder or inside forward for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as being a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. He is also notable for his involvement in a 1963 court case which proved a landmark in improving players' freedom to move between clubs.
1936Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st President of Peru (died 2006)[†]
Valentín Toribio Demetrio Agustin Paniagua Corazao was a Peruvian lawyer and politician who briefly served as 55th President of Peru from 2000 to 2001. Elected President of Congress on 16 November 2000, he ascended to the presidency as incumbent Alberto Fujimori and both his Vice Presidents resigned by 22 November 2000.
1936Sylvain Saudan, Swiss skier[†]
Sylvain Saudan was a Swiss extreme skier, dubbed "skier of the impossible." He was noted for skiing down large and steep mountains, including those in the Himalayas, North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 1982, he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for descending the highest and steepest slope ever skied.
1936Tareq Suheimat, Jordanian physician, general, and politician (died 2014)[†]
Tareq Salah Attalla Suheimat, was a distinguished Jordanian physician, nephrologist, military General, and statesman. Born in the historic city of Al-Karak in southern Jordan, Suheimat studied in Amman's schools and then studied medicine in a number of universities, institutes and hospitals in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He joined the Jordanian Armed Forces where he reached the rank of Major General, and has held a number of senior responsibilities at both medical and governmental levels.