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June 29, 1926

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Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

1926Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (died 2006)[†]

Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also known as Jaber III, was Emir of Kuwait from 31 December 1977 until his death in 2006.

Julius W. Becton Jr.

1926Julius W. Becton, Jr., U.S lieutenant general (died 2023)[†]

Julius Wesley Becton Jr. was a United States Army lieutenant general, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and education administrator. He served as Commanding General, VII Corps in 1978 and as Deputy Commanding General for Training of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in 1981. He retired in 1983.

Roger Stuart Bacon

1926Roger Stuart Bacon, Nova Scotia politician (died 2021)[†]

Roger Stuart Bacon was a Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Nova Scotia from 1990 to 1991.

Bobby Morgan (baseball)

1926Bobby Morgan, American professional baseball player (died 2023)[†]

Robert Morris Morgan was an American professional baseball infielder. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1950 and 1958 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs.

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SMITH ACCLAIMED AT UTICA DINNER; KEEPS PLANS DARK; Predicts Democratic Success in Fall, but Fails to Reveal Whether He Will Run. BUT LEADERS GET COMFORT Think He Would Not Have Taken So Conspicuous a Part if He Meant to Quit Office. HE ATTACKS REPUBLICANS Claims Credit for Himself for Reorganizing of State Departments.

By Special to The New York Times

Dinner to State Com Chmn Corning in Utica; Gov Smith's s; fails to say whether he will run again for Gov; assails Repub record; claims credit for reorganization of State depts

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WASHINGTON CREWS FIRST IN TWO RACES; 100,000 LINE HUDSON; Varsity Beats Navy by Only 15 Feet After a Stirring Duel Over Four-Mile Course. SYRACUSE COMES IN NEXT Leads Other Five, but Is Six Lengths Back of Leaders -Washington Juniors Win. COLUMBIA FRESHMEN SCORE Set Pace All the Way and California Takes Their Wake -- 34 Cars in Observation Train Jammed. Washington Crews Win Two Races on Hudson; Columbia Takes Freshman Event

By Robert F. Kelley.special To the New York Times.by Robert F. Kelley

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CUSTOMS SCANDALS FORCE RESIGNATION OF CANADIAN CABINET; Mackenzie King Quits When Governor General Refuses to Dissolve Parliament. MEIGHEN TO RESUME OFFICE Conservative Leader Agrees to Form a New Ministry and May Take in Borden. ELECTIONS EXPECTED SOON Wild Scenes Follow Adjournment of Commons, With M.P.s Cheering and Parading in Corridors. FORCE RESIGNATION OF CANADIAN CABINET

By Special to The New York Times

Premier King resigns following Gov Gen Byng's refusal to dissolve Parliament; action follows series of bitter debates on customs scandals in which Minister of Customs G H Boivan was involved

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First A.E.F. Soldiers, Kept Out by Quota, Return as Citizens Under the Reed Act

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Lucien G. Rode, a former major in the American Expeditionary Forces, arrived yesterday on the Leviathan of the United States Line, the first American to enter the United States under the law introduced by Senator James A. Reed of Missouri permitting American soldiers to return to their native land after the World War, regardless of the length of their post-war stay in Europe.

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