David Frederick Hawkins (13 December 1933 – 5 November 2020) was an Australian world-class competition swimmer who won three gold medals at the British Empire Games in 1950 and 1954. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he reached the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke event.
Hawkins was the Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School.
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Date: 14 December 1933
Except for conflicting reports from Washington relating to the possibility of a new national communications policy, there was little in the news yesterday upon which market traders could base operations. Even with respect to that bit of news, they proceeded with the utmost caution.
Date: 13 December 1933
Departing from what Wall Street has been speaking of for several days as a "true bull market pattern," stocks reflected yesterday a tendency on the part of traders to wait and watch. The fact that the government's price for gold was permitted to remain at $34.01 an ounce when there had been predictions of a resumption of the advance, may have discouraged speculators for the rise in stocks and commodities.
Date: 13 December 1933
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
H Bernays, M P, says he was dismissed from staff of London Liberal News-Chronicle for refusal to follow Sir H Samuel into opposition; charges denied
Date: 14 December 1933
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Attempt of A Rosenberg, head of foreign pol div of German Nazi party, to sound out Czech Min in Berlin with regard to non-aggression pact meets with rebuff