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April 17, 1937

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President Will Start for Fish on April 28, Trip to Gulf Is Expected to Last Two Weeks

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Plans for fishing trip, Gulf of Mex

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OLD-AGE ACT VOIDED BY CIRCUIT COURT; TAXES CONDEMNED; Two-to-One Decision at Boston Also Holds Job Insurance Provisions to Be Invalid

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Fed Ct of Appeals, Boston, holds taxes for old age pensions and unemployment ins unconstitutional, cases of G P Davis vs Edison Elec Illuminating Co and vs Boston & Maine RR Co

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JERSEY BANK LOSES DEPOSIT INSURANCE; FDIC, in First Action of Kind, Lays Unsound Practices to North Bergen Trust

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

FDIC terminates insured status because of allegedly irregular practices; co officers expect no unfavorable reaction from depositors; H H Dieckman, v-p, blames situation on N Y stockholders; State Banking Comr has co under surveillance

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Sloan Predicts 'Trouble' If Lewis Gets Closed Shop

By Unknown Author

Sloan scores Lewis's plan for domination

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Divorce for Desertion Is Kept in British Bill

By Unknown Author

Commons defeats A P Herbert's motion to eliminate desertion as divorce grounds

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Notable Births

1937Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (died 2012)^[†]

Ronald Hamowy was a Canadian academic, known primarily for his contributions to political and social academic fields. At the time of his death, he was professor emeritus of intellectual history at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Hamowy was closely associated with the political ideology of libertarianism and his writings and scholarship place particular emphasis on individual liberty and the limits of state action in a free society. He is associated with a number of prominent American libertarian organizations.

1937Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman (died 2019)^[†]

Ferdinand Karl Piëch was an Austrian business magnate, engineer, and executive who held the positions of chairman of the executive board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of the Volkswagen Group from 1993 to 2002, and chairman of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender) from 2002 to 2015.