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April 16, 1938

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Headlines from April 16, 1938

Extra Budget Bill Cut $209,600 and Signed; Lehman Act Makes Final Total $388,048,022

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Williamson bill for another 9th Dist justice vetoed

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VINAROZ CAPTURED; Barcelona Restricted to Sea and Air Contact With Area to South COAST ROAD IS CUT THRICE But Tortosa Still Holds Out--Miaja Is Ruling Madrid Zone Separately for Loyalists Road Junction Taken Occupy 16-Mile Strip Barcelona Is Cut Off REBELS REACH SEA, CUT LOYALIST AREA Enter Vinaroz Unopposed Join in Troops' March Loyalist Resistance Crumbles Miaja Confirms Foe's Drive

By William P. Carneyspecial Cable To the New York Times

By suddenly abandoning their attacks in the Tortosa zone and concentrating on the Vinaroz sector, the Nationalists [Insurgents] confounded their enemy today and reached the Mediterranean, thus finally dividing Republican Spain into two parts.

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AXIS BASIC POLICY, ITALY REITERATES; London Approves of Position, Gayda Writes, on the Eve of Signing British Accord Italian Policy Unchanged AXIS BASIC POLICY, ITALY REITERATES French Discuss Accord

By Arnaldo Cortesiwireless To the New York Times

Policy unchanged says V Gayda

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HEAT RISES TO 81[degrees] FOR SECOND RECORD; City Parks and Near-By Resorts Thronged-Showers and Cooler Easter Forecast 23 Degrees Above Normal HEAT RISES TO 81[degrees] FOR SECOND RECORD Pansy Beds In Bloom

By Unknown Author

pks and resorts crowded

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HUGE BATTLESHIPS ARE NOW PROVIDED IN NEW NAVY BILL; Senate Committee Votes for Three 45,000-Ton Craft at $90,000,000 Each FUND IS $1,121,546,000 Report Urges Rise Over House Proposal-Walsh Acts to Speed Measure Larger Plane Carriers Asked Forty-Hour Week Is Specified HUGE BATTLESHIPS IN NEW NAVY BILL

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Senate Naval Affairs Committee voted unanimously today to report a revised version of the $1,121,546,000 naval building authorization bill, increasing the total by $35,000,000 and authorizing the construction of three 45,000-ton capital ships if the navy thinks it desirable.

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1938Rich Rollins, American baseball player^[†]

Richard John Rollins was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1961–68), Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970), and Cleveland Indians (1970). He was named an All-Star with the Twins in 1962. During a 10-year baseball career, Rollins's batting average was .269 with 77 home runs, and 399 runs batted in (RBI).

1938Gordon Wilson, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2017)^[†]

Robert Gordon Wilson was a Scottish politician and solicitor. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1979 to 1990, and was SNP Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East from 1974 to 1987. He was Rector of the University of Dundee from 1983 to 1986.

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1938Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (born 1874)^[†]

Stephen Bloomer was an England international footballer and manager who played for Derby County – becoming their record goalscorer – and Middlesbrough. The anthem "Steve Bloomer's Watchin'" is played at every Derby home game and there is a bust of him at the Pride Park Stadium. He is also listed in the Football League 100 Legends and English Football Hall of Fame.

Headlines from April 16, 1938

Extra Budget Bill Cut $209,600 and Signed; Lehman Act Makes Final Total $388,048,022

AXIS BASIC POLICY, ITALY REITERATES; London Approves of Position, Gayda Writes, on the Eve of Signing British Accord Italian Policy Unchanged AXIS BASIC POLICY, ITALY REITERATES French Discuss Accord

HEAT RISES TO 81[degrees] FOR SECOND RECORD; City Parks and Near-By Resorts Thronged-Showers and Cooler Easter Forecast 23 Degrees Above Normal HEAT RISES TO 81[degrees] FOR SECOND RECORD Pansy Beds In Bloom

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