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Sees no bank moratorium or deposit limitation measures because of Eur crisis
Cabinet announces independent policy
Truce moves were in the air last night as the result of a meeting between Chancellor Hitler and the British Ambassador.
more reservists called; navy and air force brought up to full strength; subsidies to families of those called increased
replies to Roosevelt's and King Leopold's appeals
1939Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician (died 2007)[†]
Pinchas Goldstein was an Israeli politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and the New Liberal Party between 1981 and 1992, and as Deputy Minister of Communications and Deputy Minister of Education and Culture during the early 1990s.
1939Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier[†]
Jorge Paulo Lemann is a Brazilian billionaire investment banker, businessman, and former tennis player with dual Brazilian and Swiss citizenship.
1939Bill White, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)[†]
William Earl White was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Black Hawks from 1967 to 1976. He then coached Chicago during the 1976–77 season. White was one of the most notable defensive defencemen of the 1970s.