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SHEFFIELD, England, Oct. 21.--Territorials forming a guard of honor for King George and Queen Elizabeth outside Sheffield Town Hall tonight were forced to cross rifles and swords to prevent crowds from overwhelming the royal car.
Duke of Windsor, by error, visits Reich's colonial exposition, Stuttgart
Morgenthau announces loan rests on D W Bell's decision on budget capacity
defended by LaGuardia
Securities rise on hope of freight rate increase
1937Alan Ladd Jr., American film producer and executive (died 2022)[†]
Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. was an American film industry executive and producer. He was president of 20th Century Fox from 1976 to 1979, during which he approved the production of Star Wars, on his confidence in George Lucas, which proved well-founded. He later established The Ladd Company and headed MGM/UA. Ladd won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1996 for producing Braveheart.
1937José Larralde, Argentine singer-songwriter[†]
José Larralde is an Argentine singer-songwriter of folk music.
1937Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (died 1982)[†]
Manos Loïzos was one of the most important Cypriot music composers of the 20th century.