Sunday, October 4, 1925

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The Headlines

WILBUR DEFENDS NAVY AT LAUNCH OF PLANE CARRIER; Declares New Giant Craft Refutes Charges of "Unreasonable Conservatism." MOFFETT BACKS SECRETARY Admiral Joins in Opposing Any Attempt to Take Air Service From the Navy. CALLS IT PART OF FLEET Mrs. Robinson, at Quincy, Names the Lexington, Largest Aircraft Carrier in World. WILBUR DEFENDS NAVY AT LAUNCH

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On This Day

• Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji capture Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.

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• S2, a Finnish Sokol class torpedo boat, sinks during a fierce storm near the coast of Pori in the Gulf of Bothnia, taking with it the whole crew of 53.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
• Buster Keaton (1895)
• Charlton Heston (1923)
• Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
• Jean-François Millet (1814)

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Tech Check

Mechanical Television, The Leica I & Masking Tape.

Cost of Living (1920)