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January 20, 1928

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$530,000,000 MERGER LINKS OIL COMPANIES; Texas Corporation to Acquire California Petroleum by an Exchange of Stock. WIDE EXPANSION TO FOLLOW Combination to Be Formidable Factor Abroad--Takes Rank With Standard Oil.

By Unknown Author

$530,000,000 concern formed as Tex Corp absorbs Cal Petroleum Corp by stock exchange

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DEMOCRATS, 35 TO 1 UPHOLD ROBINSON AGAINST HEFLIN; Trammell Only Senator to Back Alabaman's Bitter Attack on Gov. Smith and Catholics. HEFLIN NOT AT THE CAUCUS In the Senate Later He Shouts Defiance of Its Action and Again Assails Gov. Smith. HE IS RIDICULED BY MOSES Galleries Roar With Laughter-- Alabama Papers Caustic In Condemning Heflin.

By Special to The New York Times

On Heflin-Robinson controversy on religion and politics

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Troy Put on Atlantis in Inland African Sea; Siege Coincided With a Destroying Quake.

By Copyright, 1928, by the New York Times Company. By Wireless To the New York Times

Prof P Borchardt's theory that it was located in inland African sea, with Troy as capital

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State Farmers Pile Gifts On Governor Smith's Desk

By Unknown Author

Reprs present gifts of State's best products to Gov Smith

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HUGHES GIVES PLACE TO LATIN LEADERS AT HAVANA PARLEY; Declining Honors for Himself, He Names Open Session Advocates for Vital Posts. WOULD AVOID 'DOMINATION' Our Chairman Indicates Firm Adherence to Equality Principle Laid Down by Coolidge. YIELDS ON KEY COMMITTEES Conflict With Our Policies Likely to Centre in Pan American Union and Law Code Groups.

By Richard V. Oulahan. Copyright, 1928, By the New York Times Company. Special Cable To the New York Times

U S adherence to policy seen

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Notable Births

1928Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (died 1997)^[†]

Antonio de Almeida was a French conductor and musicologist of Portuguese-American descent.