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April 3, 1939
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MODERATES SWEEP BELGIAN ELECTION; PRO-NAZIS BEATEN; Liberals and Catholics Gain Working Majority--Vote on Frontier Is Loyal MAERTENS QUITS ACADEMY Stable Cabinet Seems Assured --Rexists Lose Out Badly but Flemish Hold Firm Dr. Maertens Resigns MODERATES SWEEP BELGIAN ELECTION
By P.j. Philip Wireless To the New York Times
Dr A Maertens resigns
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LA GUARDIA, BENES SEE CZECH RETURN; Republic to Survive, They Tell Cleveland Meeting as Mayor Asks Aid for Democracies La Guardia Praises Masaryk LA GUARDIA, BENES SEE CZECH RETURN Benes Predicts Victory
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Benes and Mayor LaGuardia denounce conquest; foresee re-establishment, Cleveland meeting
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PRIEST PERSUADES BESIEGED GUNMAN TO YIELD TO POLICE; Hold-Up Man, Using Methodist Official as Shield in House, Keeps Scores at Bay THREATENS HIS HOSTAGE Catholic Clergyman Enters West 22d Street Flat With Arms Raised Over Head Hold-up in Restaurant One Thug Captured on Roof Shout Halts Policemen BESIEGED GUNMAN YIELDS TO PRIEST Uses Victim as Shield Appeals to Thug's Heart
By Times Wide World
Stamos, M, restaurant; hold-up; 2 held
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ACCUSER OF BEHAN ENDS LIFE BY SHOT; Patrolman Testified in Theft of Police Records--Amen Sees Case Not Affected Hears Shot As She Enters Accuser of Behan Ends Life by Shot; Amen Says the Case Is Not Affected Holds Case Is Clear-Cut
By Times Wide World
Patrolman Sweeney, witness against Lt Behan in police records theft, kills self; testimony to be used
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Notable Births
1939François de Roubaix, French composer (died 1975)[†]
François de Roubaix was a French film score composer. In a decade, he created a musical style with new sounds, until his death in 1975.
1939Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)[†]
Robert Dale "Hawk" Taylor was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 394 games over all or part of 11 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons as a catcher and outfielder for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets (1964–67), California Angels (1967) and Kansas City Royals (1969–70). Born in Metropolis, Illinois, he threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 187 pounds (85 kg).
1939Paul Craig Roberts, American economist and politician[†]
Paul Craig Roberts is an American economist and author. He formerly held a sub-cabinet office in the United States federal government as well as teaching positions at several U.S. universities. He is a promoter of supply-side economics and an opponent of recent U.S. foreign policy.