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Roosevelt invites LaGuardia to town house; speculation on significance
Bedaux system scored by Baltimore Fed of Labor
comment on results; blow to Flynn and Kelly
Tokyo stresses U S neutrality; declaration of war by Japan indicated by announcement of Imperial gen hdqrs, impending Italo-Japanese pact and press attacks against Brit; blockade to be tightened; Chinese Govt stresses fight-to-finish stand; reveals effects of blockade on country's finances
Jews' bank deposits seized; Jews jailed; Polish reaction to Foerster's statement
1937Loretta Swit, American actress and singer (died 2025)[†]
Loretta Jane Swit was an American stage and television actress. She was widely known for her character roles, especially her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in each season of the long-running show, and won two, in 1980 and 1982.
1937Michael Wilson, Canadian academic and politician, 31st Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2019)[†]
Michael Holcombe Wilson was a Canadian businessman, politician and diplomat who served as minister of finance from 1984 to 1991 and minister of international trade from 1991 to 1993 under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.