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December 15, 1936

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Headlines from December 15, 1936

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25 'G-Men' Led by Hoover Capture Bandit in Battle in West 102d St.; They Take Bank Robber Sought for Abduction After 35-Minute Exchange of Shots -- He Is Driven From Apartment by a Fire Set by Tear Bombs -- His Woman Companion Wounded. 25 'G-MEN' CAPTURE BANDIT IN BATTLE

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Captured by G-Men after gun battle, N Y C apt; wanted for bank robberies and kidnapping of N J State Trooper W A Turnbull; wife, A LeBeau, wounded; fire started by tear gas bombs

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HITLER TELLS NAZIS TO CEASE ATTACKS UPON CHRISTIANITY; Warning to Leaders, Following Recent Protest by Officials, Cites the Party's Program. IRE OF PEASANTS FEARED Their Aid in Food Program Is Vital Now -- Parents' Alarm Over Hitler Youth a Factor. ANTI-CHURCH DRIVE BARRED BY HITLER

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Danes in Schleswig-Holstein request Hitler to free children from compulsory service in Hitler Youth

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CHIANG IS REPORTED SAFE IN CAPTIVITY; CHINESE IN BATTLES; Nanking Dictator, Held in Sian, Said to Be Well, but His Chief Aide Is Declared Slain. LOYAL TROOPS IN ADVANCE Government Gets Pledges of Loyalty From Leaders in Many Parts of China. JAPAN CONSULTS GERMANY Acts Under the 'Anti-Red' Pact as Press Accuses Moscow -- Soviet Sees Tokyo Plot. Safety of Chiang Assured

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REPUBLICANS PICK MURRAY AS LEADER IN OLD GUARD COUP; Utica Chemist Elected as State Chairman Unanimously After Jaeckle Drops Fight. BLEAKLEY GROUP BLOCKED Eaton's Successor Not Viewed as Reactionary, but Former Control Continues. LIBERAL POLICIES PLEDGED Heated Debate on Party Record Precedes the Adoption of Resolution by Fish. REPUBLICANS PICK MURRAY AS LEADER

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W K Macy opposes re-election as Speaker

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1936Joe D'Amato, Italian director and producer (died 1999)^[†]

Aristide Massaccesi, known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian film director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who worked in many genres but is best known for his horror, erotic and adult films.

Headlines from December 15, 1936

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25 'G-Men' Led by Hoover Capture Bandit in Battle in West 102d St.; They Take Bank Robber Sought for Abduction After 35-Minute Exchange of Shots -- He Is Driven From Apartment by a Fire Set by Tear Bombs -- His Woman Companion Wounded. 25 'G-MEN' CAPTURE BANDIT IN BATTLE

HITLER TELLS NAZIS TO CEASE ATTACKS UPON CHRISTIANITY; Warning to Leaders, Following Recent Protest by Officials, Cites the Party's Program. IRE OF PEASANTS FEARED Their Aid in Food Program Is Vital Now -- Parents' Alarm Over Hitler Youth a Factor. ANTI-CHURCH DRIVE BARRED BY HITLER

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