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June 23, 1939

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House votes on items

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Demands Brit retaliation for Japanese acts against Brit subjects, Tientsin

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By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

Rural expansion program included in Roosevelt revolving fund recovery scheme

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Estimate Bd bars pension increase for ex-Controller Taylor

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French Bridge Fed asks players to give 10% of winnings to buy plane

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1939Scott Burton, American sculptor (died 1989)^[†]

Scott Burton was an American sculptor and performance artist best known for his large-scale furniture sculptures in granite and bronze.