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Dr H. Wohlthat offers proposals
Steps for removal of 2 high-ranking judges in N Y C started in Legis
Daladier asks Govt to approve bill giving him dictator's powers for defense; bill opposed by L Blum
Warns Switzerland will fight to maintain independence, s to New Swiss Soc
refugee work suspended and many leaders arrested
1939Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager[†]
Ronald Frederick Atkinson is an English former football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Ron", he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits in the 1990s and early 2000s.
1939Jean-Pierre Wallez, French violinist and conductor[†]
Jean-Pierre Wallez is a French violinist and conductor.
1939Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (born 1859)[†]
Sir Henry Simpson Lunn was an English humanitarian and religious figure, and also founder of Lunn Poly, one of the UK's largest travel companies.