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February 24, 1938

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JAPANESE SHOCKED; New Attackers Heading for a Key Island--Navy Base Situated There FORMOSAN TOLL PUT AT 8 Aviators Fly 1,200 Miles to Accomplish First Air Raids on Japanese Territory Planes Nearing Japan Formosan Cities Bombed CHINESE AIR RAIDS CARRIED TO JAPAN Three Children Among Dead Mistaken for Japanese Planes Chinese Hail Their Raiders Consul Reveals Attack VIEW OF THE FORMOSA CAPITAL BOMBED BY CHINESE

By Unknown Author

ordered by Peers to rept on cities' air defenses

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$855,000,000 School Aid Urged Upon the President; He Sends to Congress Advisory Group's Recommendations for Added Grants, State Control and Wider Rural Education $855,000,000 ASKED FOR AID TO SCHOOLS Youth Adjustment Is Stressed

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

New Federal grants to the States for educational purposes, beginning with $70,000,000 in 1939 and increasing to $199,000,000 annually by 1944, a total of $855,500,000, were recommended today in a report by the Advisory Committee on Education made to President Roosevelt and transmitted by the White House to the Senate and House.

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Notable Births

James Farentino

1938James Farentino, American actor (died 2012)[†]

James Farentino was an American actor. He appeared in television, film, and on stage, including The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth, and Dynasty.

Phil Knight

1938Phil Knight, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc.[†]

Philip Hampson Knight is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO. As of July 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$34.1 billion. He is also the owner of the stop motion film production company Laika. Knight is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was part of the track and field club under coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon with whom he would later co-found Nike.

Kathleen Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow

1938Kathleen Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow, British life peer[†]

Kathleen Margaret Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow, is a British Methodist minister who was the first woman to serve as president of the Methodist Conference. Created a life peer in 1998, she served as a crossbench member of the House of Lords until 2018.