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D Gula, W Jacknis and J Virga held as kidnapping suspects; J S Sacoda, 4th suspect, is serving sentence for parole violation; 4 linked with 3 robberies and kidnapping of B Farber and N Miller; FRI repts evidence shows Fried was murdered 4 days after abduction in Dec, 1937
Curb on retail sales to be repealed
Reptd to be guided by stars in making decisions
Dewey revs Schultz racket
Roosevelt listens on radio
1938Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician[â ]
Patrick Joseph Buchanan is an American author, political commentator, and politician. He was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. He is an influential figure in the modern paleoconservative movement in the United States.
1938David Eden Lane, American white supremacist (died 2007)[â ]
David Eden Lane was an American neo-Nazi and a co-founder of the white supremacist terrorist organization The Order. For his actions as part of The Order, Lane was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy, and the violation of the civil rights of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host, who prosecutors claimed was murdered by a member of the group via a drive-by shooting with Lane acting as driver, though they were unsuccessful in getting murder convictions. He died while still incarcerated at the FCI Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana.
1938Queen SofĂa of Spain[â ]
SofĂa is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of King Juan Carlos I until his abdication. She is the eldest child of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece.
1938Josse Goffin, Belgian artist and graphic novelist (died 2024)[â ]
Josse Goffin was a Belgian artist and graphic novelist.