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article by R Sprigle in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette alleges Justice Black was Ku Klux Klan member from 1923 to 1925 resignation and was made life member in 1926; Black silent in Paris
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H Denny on situation and reasons for drastic purge
Copeland chances weakening in both primaries; Harvey's Fusion backing depends on Queens vote for LaGuardia; Copeland's aides still optimistic; Bellinger urges Repubs to back Copeland as protection against Reds and CIO; Fox cites Sen Townsend's tribute to Copeland, in stressing importance of natl issues in Repub primary; Kaplan predicts Mahoney's nomination
Tear gas and stench bombs exploded in 22 Manhattan and Bronx theatres; fight between Moving Picture Machine Operators Union, Local 306, and Empire State Motion Picture Operators Union held responsible
1937Don Bluth, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios[†]
Donald Virgil Bluth is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in the early 1980s. Bluth is best known for directing the animated films The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, and Anastasia, and for his involvement in the well-known Laserdisc game Dragon's Lair. Don Bluth Productions hired many animators away from Disney, and Bluth's films were a major competitor to Disney in the 1980s, leading up to the Disney Renaissance.
1937David Robertson, Scottish rugby player and golfer (born 1869)[†]
David Donaldson Robertson was a Scottish sportsman who represented Great Britain and Ireland at golf in the 1900 Summer Olympics, and also played international rugby for the Scotland.