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1937Shirley Eaton, English actress[†]
Shirley Jean Eaton is an English former actress and singer. Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and gained her highest profile for her appearance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964), which gained her bombshell status. Eaton also had roles in the early Carry On films.
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Parshelsky, M L; pays $2,000,000 in settlement of case against him, brother and 4 firms; pleads guilty to indictment and gets suspended sentence
Hitler holds New Yr's reception for diplomatic corps (F T Birchall)
Roosevelt complains against increase in average working wk
Dem Sens hold conf in N Y C; drop "strike" plan; to make pol capital of sealing of Hunt in next Gubernatorial cam paign; propose to Repubs that Sen organize pending ct's decision; Repubs confer; may accept Dem proposal; R Carey, Repub, comments on case; sees attempt by Hague machine to "steal" control of Sen
Sen votes pension for widow of Pres Coolidge on his resolution; astounded at delay
24 injured, including 5 policemen, in riot outside Fisher Body plant No 2 at Flint; fight begins when city police are summoned to prevent stay-ins taking possession of whole plant; strikers repel tear gas with fire hose; Gov Murphy orders National Guard mobilized for riot duty after rushing to scene with aides
Dooling calls exec com meeting; his position strengthened as result of wk's developments
Central Exec Com in session; Stalin attends
G M announces complete or partial closing of 5 more plants, bringing total to 34, with 112,800 men idle; cites failure of attempt to begin stay-in at Pontiac plant in Lansing, Mich, as evidence of loyalty of majority of employes; 5,000 Lansing workers petition Gov Murphy to ask aid of Pres Roosevelt
Justice Wilbur disagrees with Appellate Ct's decision in M Watson case
Slain by blows of hammer and strangling