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Sir R Hodgson apptd agent
Proposes constitutional amendment to limit Cong power to declare war
Comr Mulrooney orders investigation of recent breaks
bill's opponents begin filibuster; Sen Connally has Justice Black's 1935 s attacking similar legis read from Cong record
Tooth trouble
1937Peter Cook, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 1995)[†]
Peter Edward Cook was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.
1937Jack Worrall, Australian footballer, cricketer, and coach (born 1860)[†]
John Worrall was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA, and a Test cricketer. He was also a prominent coach in both sports and a journalist.