Wednesday, August 16, 1933

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The Headlines

JURISTS TESTIFY HERE; Prosecutor Says He Can Name Four Politicians Who Aid Gangs. KERNOCHAN BACKS CHARGE Tells Senate Inquiry Thugs Get Leaders' Protection for Help at Polls. SOME FEDERAL AID URGED But Sharing of Jurisdiction With States Is Opposed by Ameli and Others. RACKETS LINKED TO CITY POLITICS

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Harold Arlen

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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

• Christie Pits riot takes place in Toronto, Ontario.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Zachary Taylor (1816)
• Charles Bukowski (1920)
• Menachem Begin (1913)
• Gabriel Lippmann (1845)
• T. E. Lawrence (1888)

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Tech Check

FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.

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