Itals attacked in pro-French rioting, Tunis; Tunisian Arabs back France; 30,000 Corsicans protest Ital demand; French groups assail Italy; Japan in sympathy with demand

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GAY CROWDS ON LAST RIDE AS SIXTH AVE. ELEVATED ENDS 60-YEAR EXISTENCE; 350 POLICE ON DUTY But the Noisy Revelers Strip Cars in Hunt for Souvenirs SUIT MAY DELAY RAZING Little Threat Seen to Plan, However-Jobless Workers to Press Their Protest Makes Only One Stop Entrances Are Boarded Up FINAL TRAINS RUN ON ELEVATED LINE Police Guard Structure

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1938J. J. Cale, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)^[†]

John Weldon "JJ" Cale was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. He is one of the originators of the Tulsa sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz.

Headlines from December 5, 1938

COUNTY OFFICE CUTS URGED BY HERLANDS; Report Says $155,000 Yearly Can Be Saved by Sheriffs in Manhattan and Queens Report Sent to Sheriffs COUNTY OFFICE CUTS URGED BY HERLANDS Staff Called "Top-Heavy".

MOSES PLAN SCORED BY HOUSING COUNCIL; Objections to $245,000,000 Program Include Land Cost and Cigarette Tax Program Calls for $245,000,000 MOSES PLAN SCORED BY HOUSING COUNCIL Objection to Cigarette Tax

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