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July 15, 1937

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THREE ARE IN LINE FOR LEADER'S POST; Barkley, Now Acting, Harrison and Byrnes Put Forward--Caucus Next Week

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Mentioned as candidate for Dem Sen leader

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WANT BILL DROPPED; Foes Fervidly 'Beseech' That President Quit Fight for Measure

By Turner Catledge

Reptd firm for completion of legis program before adjournment

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3 RUSSIAN AVIATORS LAND IN CALIFORNIA; EASILY TOP RECORD; Trans-Polar Crew Come Down in Cow Pasture in Thick Fog After Covering 6,262 Miles

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

land in pasture at San Jacinto, Calif, after turning back from San Diego because of fog; make world's non-stop distance record, 6,262 mi; time, 62 hrs, 2 min

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Robinson's Last Interview, Given Day Before His Death; Posing for a Sketch by Artist for The Times, Senator Told His Views on Many National Issues and Plans for the Future

By S. J. Woolf

article with sketch by S J Woolf on int

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SCHULTZ LAWYER INDICTED WITH 11; Davis Named in Dewey Policy Inquiry as Racket Leader Since Gangster's Death

By Unknown Author

J R Davis, D Schultz's lawyer, and 11 indicted as policy racket leaders; ex-policeman and 2 held; others fugitive; Schultz and 2 murdered aides named as co-conspirators (Dewey investigation)

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Notable Births

1937Prabhash Joshi, Indian journalist (died 2009)^[†]

Prabhash Joshi was an Indian journalist, especially Hindi journalism, writer and political analyst. He was strongly in favour of "ethics and transparency". He played a part in Gandhian movement, Bhoodan movement, and in the surrender of bandits and in the struggle against emergency.