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Sen com hearing; Sen Downey raises issue of Army mechanics pay; Army and Navy to offer mil training programs to com
Min von Ribbentrop replies to June 18 note on transfer; says Monroe Doctrine is designed to keep Amer nations from Eur affairs as well as Eur from Amer affairs; Sec Hull says Doctrine rests on self-defense policy, statement on reply; text
Willkie conf with Repub natl subcom on organization plans and with Repr Martin, N Y S Repub leaders and natl advisors; illus; Pryor seen as possible campaign mgr
Roosevelt on components of any just peace
Amer Pulpwood Assn and 12 affiliates charged with conspiracy in Wage-Hr Law violation
1940Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan[†]
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev is a Kazakh politician who served as the first president of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019. He also held the special title of Elbasy from 2010 to 2022 and chairman of the Security Council from 1991 to 2022.
1940Jeannie Seely, Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member (died 2025)[†]
Marilyn Jeanne Seely was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. Primarily identified with country music, Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning song "Don't Touch Me" (1966). Her soul-inspired vocal delivery gave her the nickname of "Miss Country Soul". Seely was a member of and performer on the Grand Ole Opry, having appeared more times on the program than any other performer.
1940Siti Norma Yaakob, Malaysian lawyer and judge[†]
Siti Norma binti Yaakob is a retired Malaysian lawyer and judge, noted for being the first woman to become Chief Judge of Malaya. After completing her legal studies in London, England and being called to the bar in 1962, Siti Norma returned to Malaysia and worked her way up through the judicial system. She was the first Malaysian woman barrister of Malay heritage and the first woman to take up an executive position in the government's legal service, and she achieved many more "firsts" as she advanced in her career, finally becoming Chief Judge in 2005.
1940Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.[†]
The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River built to carry vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia.