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U S to keep aloof; Vargas move not held fascist in accepted sense; repts still incomplete
hearing; Roosevelt's rate thesis pleaded; lower ct retrial indicated; Black's opinion pivotal
Tokyo declines 9-power conf Invitation; F T Birchall sees increased optimism and unity in conf as Amers stand firm for solidarity
Consul Gen R Sommer reptd recalled from Leningrad at demand of Soviet authorities
Dr C J Davisson and Prof G P Thomson win Nobel prize; work described
1937Richard H. Truly, NASA astronaut (died 2024)[†]
Richard Harrison Truly was an American fighter pilot, engineer and astronaut who served as a vice admiral in the United States Navy and as the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to head the space agency.