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House appropriates $75,000; Repr Hook demands Dies produce evidence of alleged bribe linking him to Christian Front; Ickes demands Dies' removal; Dies replies to Ickes
Labor Bur wholesale indexes
W Green replies to Lewis
U S PO Dept, under Neutrality Act, bans articles in ship mails to belligerent countries except on affidavit that articles were transferred to foreign ownership; issue of Brit seizure of 1st class mail not affected; Brit press comment; Norway protests to Brit against delay of Norwegian mail
Japanese Govt hopes for pact status restoration; revs moves; reaction of Japanese pub and press and Amers in China; trans-pacific trade hit as banks and ins cos hesitate to finance and insure cargoes
1940Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop (died 2019)[†]
Séamus Hegarty, D.D. was an Irish Catholic prelate. He served as Bishop of Raphoe from 1982 to 1994, then as Bishop of Derry from 1994 to 2011.
1940Frank Large, English footballer and cricketer (died 2003)[†]
Frank Large was an English footballer who played for many different clubs between 1958 and 1974, including three different spells at Northampton Town. He was part of the package deal that took Allan Clarke from Fulham to Leicester City; he himself moved in the opposite direction. On his retirement, Large helped his son manage Westport United and Ballina Town, and played cricket for County Mayo Cricket Club. His son Paul Frank Large is Co-ordinator for Youth Reach in Ballina, County Mayo, and the author of Have Boots Will Travel – The Story of Frank Large.