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Count Ciano receives Blondel; announces Ital acceptance of negotiations offer; France pleased; comment on questions involved
Sen conferees hold out against Roosevelt demand; conferees hear Douglas
75 guards, members of Bldg Service Employes Internatl Union, picket opening game because of Natl Exhibition Co order that they join W J Burns Detective Agency
1938Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (died 2017)[†]
Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert, was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia's "Golden Girl". During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards. Cuthbert also contributed to Australian relay teams completing a win in the 4 × 100 metres, 4 × 110 yards, 4 × 200 metres and 4 × 220 yards. Cuthbert had a distinctive running style, with a high knee lift and mouth wide open. She was named in 1998 an Australian National Treasure and was inducted as a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.
1938Manfred Kinder, German runner[†]
Manfred Kinder is a West German former sprinter. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics, respectively, and finished in fifth place in 1964. Individually, he competed in the 400 m and 800 m, with the best result of fifth place in the 400 m in 1960.
1938Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress (died 1991)[†]
Eszter Tamási was a Hungarian actress and TV announcer.
1938Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter (died 2025)[†]
Johnny Tillotson was an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including "Poetry in Motion", the self-penned "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'", "Talk Back Trembling Lips" and "Without You".