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June 25, 1937

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GERMAN WARSHIPS IN MEDITERRANEAN; BRITAIN WATCHFUL; Battleship and 6 Other Craft Pass Gibraltar, Heading Toward Eastern Spain Tells British Her Intentions Do Not Now Go Beyond Quitting Naval Patrol VALENCIA SEES BLOCKADE Believes Germans and Italians Plan Jointly to Keep Out Loyalist War Supplies The Spanish Situation "Watchful Waiting" in London Britain Is Uneasy BERLIN GIVES ASSURANCE GERMAN WARSHIPS IN MEDITERRANEAN French Are Disillusioned

By Frederick T. Birchallspecial Cable To the York New Times

7 German ships pass Gibraltar, head for eastern Spain; map; Brit uneasy; Prime Min Chamberlain to back Eden in Commons (F T Birchall); French attitude on patrol

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TAX CARVED FOR 67 BY COMPANY DEVICE AND IT'S ALL LEGAL; Congress Committee Is Told 'Pocketbook Corporations' Let Millions Escape NAMES OF WEALTHY LISTED Helvering Says Deductions Are Loopholes Which Individual Payer Cannot Utilize. Vinson Critical of Officials Many Prominent Names on List TAX CARVED FOR 67 BY COMPANY DEVICE Those Named in 1984 List Taxes Calculated "As If" Effect of 20% Deduction Says Only a Fraction Is Estimated Says Law Must Be Clarified As to Debt Retirement Credits. Cut Results in Individual Taxes Mellon's Interest Described

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

67 personal holding co cases cited

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Notable Births

Eddie Floyd

1937Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter[†]

Eddie Lee Floyd is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including the No. 1 R&B hit song "Knock on Wood".

Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland

1937Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, English politician (died 2019)[†]

Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, in County Durham, from 1979 to 2005.

Doreen Wells

1937Doreen Wells, English ballerina and actress[†]

Doreen Patricia Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry is a British former ballet dancer.

Notable Deaths

Colin Clive

1937Colin Clive, British actor (born 1900)[†]

Colin Glenn Clive was a British theatre and film actor. Known for portraying individualistic, tumultuous characters which often mirrored his personal life, he is most famous for his role as Dr. Henry Frankenstein in the 1931 film Frankenstein and its 1935 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein. Clive’s maniacal delivery of the words, "It's alive, it's alive!" when Dr. Frankenstein confirms his creature is moving, was listed by American Film Institute (AFI) as one of the 100 greatest movie quotes of all time.