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August 7, 1938

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Moscow and Tokyo Stand Firm On Method of Settling Dispute; Russians Insist Changkufeng Area Is Theirs--Controversy Rages Over Interpretation of Litvinoff-Shigemitsu Conversation SOVIET AND JAPAN ARE STANDING FIRM The Ambassador's Reply Litvinoff's Answer Demands Japanese Withdraw TOKYO'S VERSION OF TALK All Responsibility for Clash Is Placed on Soviet Report of Moscow Talk

By Walter Durantywireless To the New York Times

Japanese Govt orders Shigemitsu to continue conversations

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REBELS OPEN DRIVE, SMASH EBRO LINES; Announce That Loyalist Loss From First Attack Is 6,000 Casualties, 2,000 Taken Fight Reported at Fayon REBELS OPEN DRIVE, SMASH EBRO LINES British Consular Agent Hurt Italy Tests Spain's Lessons Important Road Junction Rebel Planes Come Over Counter-Attacks Held Off

By William P. Carneyspecial Cable To the New York Times

Rebels open drive; smash Ebro lines; Loyalists rept gains west of Teruel; map; Madrid bombed; Brit Consulate damaged; agent, G Callejon, hurt

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Notable Births

Giorgetto Giugiaro

1938Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italian automotive designer[†]

Giorgetto Giugiaro is an Italian automotive designer. He has worked on supercars and popular everyday vehicles. He was named Car Designer of the Century in 1999 and inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002. He was awarded the Compasso d'Oro industrial design award six times, including a lifetime achievement awarded in 1984.

Notable Deaths

Konstantin Stanislavski

1938Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (born 1863)[†]

Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski was a seminal Russian and Soviet theatre practitioner. He was widely recognized as an outstanding character actor, and the many productions that he directed garnered him a reputation as one of the leading theatre directors of his generation. His principal fame and influence, however, rests on his "system" of actor training, preparation, and rehearsal technique.