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April 26, 1938

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BRITISH AND IRISH SIGN 3-YEAR ACCORD ON TRADE, DEFENSE; Broad Agreement Settles the Principal Points of Conflict Between the 2 Countries AL DUBLIN PAYS [Pound]10,000,000 London Surrenders Control of Three Treaty Ports--Tariff War Is Ended Easter Rebellion Recalled BRITISH AND IRISH SIGN 3-YEAR ACCORD Payment Causes Surprise To Be in Force Three Years

By Ferdinand Kuhn Jr.special Cable To the New York Times

treaty signed; partition issue unsettled; Ireland pays £10,000,000 in land annuity settlement; Brit surrenders rights over Cobh, Bere Have and Lough Swilly ports; Ireland to increase coast defenses

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ROOSEVELT ASKS STATUTE TO END TAX EXEMPTION ON BONDS AND SALARIES; COURT SHIFT SEEN 16th Amendment Makes a Simple Law Enough, Says the President OBJECTIVE WELL RECEIVED But Method Suggested in His Message and Call for Quick Action Stir Objections Borah Amendment Rejected Borah Skeptical of a Statute ROOSEVELT ASKS FOR TAX STATUTE Tax Conference Hangs On

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

Roosevelt, in message to Cong, asks statute to permit reciprocal taxation; some Cong believe const amendment necessary

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Notable Births

Duane Eddy

1938Duane Eddy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2024)[†]

Duane Eddy was an American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" guitar sound, including "Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young". He had sold 12 million records by 1963. His guitar style influenced the Ventures, the Shadows, the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and Marty Stuart.

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

1938Maurice Williams, American doo-wop/R&B singer-songwriter[†]

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs were an American doo-wop/R&B vocal group in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally the (Royal) Charms, the band changed its name to the Gladiolas in 1957 and the Excellos in 1958, before finally settling on the Zodiacs in 1959.