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Apt robbery accompanied by fire
mental health symposium plans; press dinner
Defends Veterans of Foreign Wars pension platform
Brit Foreign Office sympathy message discloses 3d attempt on life of Premier Songgram
Wang Ching-wei reptd en route to Hong Kong to discuss truce terms; Chinese press doubts negotiations on Konoye terms; Japanese rept Wang split with Chiang Kai-shek; Japanese open Shansi drive back of Linfen, threaten Lung-Hai ry; map; Chinese rept repulse of planes over Chungking; Japanese rept on armies' deaths to Nov 30
1938Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (born 1889)[†]
Calvin Blackman Bridges was an American scientist known for his contributions to the field of genetics. Along with Alfred Sturtevant and H.J. Muller, Bridges was part of Thomas Hunt Morgan's famous "Fly Room" at Columbia University.
1938Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (born 1891)[†]
Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam was a Russian and Soviet poet. He was one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school.
1938Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1874)[†]
Zona Gale, also known by her married name, Zona Gale Breese, was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921. The close relationship she had with her parents influenced both her writing and personal life. Her books, based on her hometown, were noted for their charm and intimate realism, capturing the underlying emotions and motivations of her characters. All of her works were published under her maiden name, Zona Gale.