Blanton Blocks Bill to Raise Rank of Coolidge's Physician
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Repr Blanton blocks bill to raise his rank
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January 17, 1928
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TROOPS ROUT MOB SEEKING A SLAYER; Confessed Murderer of Child Spirited Away as Michigan Crowd Storms Jail. HE BLAMES HICKMAN CASE Carpenter Tells of Kidnapping and Slaying Little Dorothy Schneider at Mt. Morris.
By the Associated Press
A Hotelling confesses to murder; effort to lynch him
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HOOVER BOOM HERE ROUSES WASHINGTON; ROBINSON FOR HIM; Assistant Naval Secretary Joins With Ogden Mills in Drive for New York Delegation. MELLON SILENT ON CHOICE Senator Shortridge Predicts on Floor That Commerce Chief Will Be Nominated. MORRIS IN COUNTER-MOVE Calls Meeting of New York Chairmen to Block the Plan to PledgeDelegates to Hoover.
By Special to The New York Times
Urges N Y backing of H C Hoover for Pres
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SMITH AVOIDS NEW TAXES IN BUDGET OF $229,269,065, REDUCING LEVY ON REALTY; LARGE SURPLUS IS SHOWN $36,860,540 Estimated by the End of the Fiscal Year. GASOLINE TAX IS DROPPED Governor Shows Debt Is Reduced by Substituting Bondsfor Pay-as-You-Go Policy.UPSETS FOES' PREDICTIONS Republicans Had Declared the Budget Could Not Be Balanced Without Heavy New Imposts.
By Special to The New York Times
Gov Smith's budget recommendation
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SEES TAX BILL DELAY BENEFIT TO MELLON; Garner Declares Senate Defers Action Because Measure Hits Secretary's Companies. HITCH IN SEPARATE RETURNS These Held to Swell Corporate Taxes $50,000,000--Senate Democrats Move for Early Vote.
By Special to The New York Times
Repr Garner charges delay in Sen to provisions increasing levies on types of cos owned by Sec Mellon, cites consolidated return clause; Sen Simmons leads Dems in move to prevent delay
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Notable Births
1928Jean Barraqué, French composer (died 1973)[†]
Jean-Henri-Alphonse Barraqué was a French composer and music writer. His relatively small œuvre is known for its serialism.
1928Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (died 2012)[†]
Vidal Sassoon was a British hairstylist and businessman. He was noted for repopularising a simple, close-cut geometric hairstyle called the five-point cut, worn by fashion designers including Mary Quant and film stars such as Mia Farrow, Goldie Hawn, Cameron Diaz, Nastassja Kinski and Helen Mirren.