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March 12, 1937

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Britain Warns of Determination To Protect Far-Flung Possessions; Hoare Tells Approving Commons That the Naval Program Will Assure Keeping Open Trade Routes on the Seven SeasSays Day of Rivalry With United States Is Past Hoare Underlines Policy To Keep Trade Routes Open No Guesswork Involved BRITISH NAVY PLAN OUTLINED BY HOARE Discusses Trade Routes

By Ferdinand Kuhn Jr.special Cable To the New York Times

Sir S Hoare explains building program to Commons; says there will be no race with U S; W Churchill and A V Alexander urge U S to retain parity; Commons approves 2d reading of bill (F Kuhn Jr)

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Notable Births

Zoltán Horváth (fencer)

1937Zoltán Horvath, Hungarian sabre fencer[†]

Zoltán Horváth was a Hungarian sabre fencer. At the 1960 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the team competition, and the individual silver medal behind teammate Rudolf Kárpáti. Horváth also took part in the 1964 Olympics, placing fifth in the team competition.

Zurab Sotkilava

1937Zurab Sotkilava, Georgian operatic tenor (died 2017)[†]

Zurab Lavrentievich Sotkilava was a Georgian/Soviet operatic tenor. Since the early 1970s, he lived and worked in Moscow. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1979.