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ben Yosef hanged; clashes, Tel Aviv; curfew declared for northern area; ben Yosef's native city, Luck, Poland, mourns; Poles guard Brit Embassy, Warsaw
Alexandretta situation
Gayda repts Ciano-Perth conf; Italy tells Brit that Rebels will curb bombings of Brit ships; Chamberlain relieved; Sir R Hodgson leaves Burgos for London with Franco's reply to Brit protest; Brit warships Imogene and Isis sent to Majorca from Gibraltar
Gets protest from Busch Jewelry Co's attys protesting 2 CIO unions' violation of injunction to restrain picketing
N Y Stock Exch June 29 volume largest since Oct 29th
1938Billy Mills, American distance runner[â ]
William Mervin Mills, also known by his Oglala Lakota name TamakhĂłÄhe TheČĂla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown going into the event. He was the first non-European to win the Olympic event and remains the only winner from the Americas. He was also a United States Marine officer.
1938Jeri Taylor, American screenwriter (died 2024)[â ]
Jeri Cecile Suer, known professionally as Jeri Taylor, was an American television scriptwriter and producer who wrote many episodes of the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager series.