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1938Brian F. G. Johnson, English chemist and academic[†]
Brian Frederick Gilbert Johnson is a British scientist and emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Cambridge. He was also Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge from 1999 to 2005.
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Urges North-South unity on problems, Shreveport, La, s
Reich assurance to respect Belgian neutrality reptd
L Boston, former Dodge aide, testifies for defense; recalls he and M Wahl were apptd by Dodge to investigate policy racket and possible Hines link, 1934-5; revs inquiry; says evidence of Mooney and others was insufficient for indictment; admits failure to indict Hines was partly responsible for grand jury split and apptmt of special prosecutor; describes efforts to prosecute Davis and other policy lawyers for perjury; Dewey, in cross-exam, asks question on Hines and poultry racket; Stryker moves for mistrial; ct reserves decision
conf with Mex Amb
Knoll buried
reaction in U S awaited
Roosevelt orders PWA action on 2 bridges; purge move seen; Hungerford asks that 2d choice votes go to Lewis
sends courier to London with rept of int; rebuff revd
55,000 hungry overwhelm Repub feast and rally; food trampled, Pittsburgh
E Rodriguez, bandit, surrenders; freed after promise to reform, Mex City