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October 23, 1936

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SOVIET RETREATING ON THREAT TO HELP LEFTISTS IN SPAIN; PRESSED BY HER ALLIES Russia Backs Down on the Demand of France and Czechoslovakia. BRITAIN ALSO TOOK PART Soviet Spokesmen Expected to Be Mild at Meeting of Neutrals Today. SPAIN'S LEFTISTS STIFFEN Resist South of Navalcarnero and Hold Foe at Bay Near Siguenza and Aranjuez. Soviet Changes Its Front SOVIET RETREATS ON AID TO LEFTISTS

By Ferdinand Kuhn Jr.wireless To the New York Times

Repts indicate USSR will abandon fight to expose Fascist powers' activities, press and popular demonstrations in Moscow toned down; diplomatic pressure from France, Gt Brit and Czechoslovakia believed responsible; Reich and Italy expected to press counter-charges against Soviet Union at com meeting (F Kuhn Jr)

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Charles Goodhart

1936Charles Goodhart, English economist and academic[โ€ ]

Charles Albert Eric Goodhart, is a British economist. He worked at the Bank of England on its public policy from 1968โ€“1985, and worked at the London School of Economics from 1966โ€“1968 and 1986โ€“2002. Charles Goodhart's work focuses on central bank governance practices and monetary frameworks. He also conducted academic research into foreign exchange markets. He is best known for formulating Goodhart's Law, which states: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."

Philip Kaufman

1936Philip Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter[โ€ ]

Philip Kaufman is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning nearly five decades. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award along with nominations for an Academy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versatility and independence, often directing eclectic and controversial films. He is considered an "auteur" whose films have always expressed his personal vision. Kaufman's works have included genres such as realism, horror, fantasy, erotica, western, and crime.