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October 5, 1937

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SHOOTING OF RUBIN LINKED TO RACKET THAT RULED PIERS; Clues to Gunmen Sought in Allotment of City Docks by Victim's Union WOUNDED MAN GUARDED Placed in Prison Ward for His Safety--Silverman Held in Drukman Case Search for Gapel's Slayer SHOOTING OF RUBIN LINKED TO RACKET Reward for Gapel's Slayers Bail Is Set at $50,000 Dodge Replies to Dewey

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S Hendler, bookkeeper for local 167, Teamsters Union, gets extension of time to explain discrepancies in her testimony at trial of Herbert, Diamondstone and Frankel

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Woman Lawyer's Hat Barred in High Court

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Woman lawyer barred from entering ct wearing hat; other ct dont's

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BRITAIN PROPOSES 9-POWER PACT BLOC ACT ON FAR EAST; Geneva Weighs Plan to Invite Reich and Soviet to Parley, Too-U. S. Stand Is Vital

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Gt Brit proposes to League sub-com invocation of 9-Power treaty through conf of signatories; move made to include U S in discussions; sub-com drafts conclusions

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Country Is on Sound Basis For Recovery, Say Experts; Present Lull Healthy Preparation for Prosperity, Declare Federal Economists, Citing Many Favorable Factors COUNTRY DECLARED ON A SOUND BASIS Balanced Budget in Prospect Inflationary Trend Curbed

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Administration experts see healthy condition in present lull; factors cited

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ITALY WILL INSIST ON SPANISH PLAN; Gayda Indicates There Will Be Rejection of Anglo-French Bid to Parley NAZIS DEMAND COLONIES German Press Takes Up Call of Hitler for Return of Property--Bargaining Move Seen Mussolini Congratulates Franco ITALY WILL INSIST ON SPANISH PLAN Reich to Press for Colonies

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Congratulates Franco on results in Spain

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1937Carlo Mastrangelo, American doo-wop singer (died 2016)^[†]

Carlo Mastrangelo was an American doo-wop and progressive rock singer. Born and raised in The Bronx, he lived in an apartment on the corner of 179th St. and Mapes Ave.

1937Barry Switzer, American football player and coach^[†]

Barry Layne Switzer is an American former college and professional football coach. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He won three national championships at Oklahoma, and led the Cowboys to win Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has one of the highest winning percentages of any college football coach in history, and is the second of only three head coaches to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl: the others are his Cowboys predecessor Jimmy Johnson and Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks.

Headlines from October 5, 1937

Woman Lawyer's Hat Barred in High Court

BRITAIN PROPOSES 9-POWER PACT BLOC ACT ON FAR EAST; Geneva Weighs Plan to Invite Reich and Soviet to Parley, Too-U. S. Stand Is Vital

Country Is on Sound Basis For Recovery, Say Experts; Present Lull Healthy Preparation for Prosperity, Declare Federal Economists, Citing Many Favorable Factors COUNTRY DECLARED ON A SOUND BASIS Balanced Budget in Prospect Inflationary Trend Curbed

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