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June 13, 1937

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

1937Eleanor Holmes Norton, American lawyer and politician[โ€ ]

Eleanor Holmes Norton is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Norton is a congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party. She is serving an eighteenth term in the United States House of Representatives.

Erich Ribbeck

1937Erich Ribbeck, German footballer and manager[โ€ ]

Erich Ribbeck is a German former professional football player and manager, best known for coaching in the Bundesliga. In 1988, he won the UEFA Cup as manager of Bayer Leverkusen, the first title in the club's history.

1937Andreas Whittam Smith, English journalist and publisher, co-founded The Independent[โ€ ]

Sir Andreas Whittam Smith, is an English financial journalist, who was one of the founders of The Independent newspaper, which began publication in October 1986 with Whittam Smith as editor. He is a former president of the British Board of Film Classification.

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ALONG WALL STREET; Commission Rates

By Edward J. Condlon

Dull trading and declining prices characterized last week's stock market. THE NEW YORK TIMES index of fifty stocks was off 4.16 points on the week, the widest decline since the week ended on May 15, as industrial strike news exerted a depressing influence.

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