Fire That Disrupts Suburban Train Service Causes Jam of 7,000 Persons at Grand Central
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Electric service out of Grand Central Station disrupted by fire in power house
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February 20, 1928
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LATIN FRIENDS WON FOR UNITED STATES BY HUGHES SPEECH; Stronger Alignment of States With Washington Results on Eve of Parley's Last Day. GUERRERO OUT OF PICTURE Salvadorean Vanishes With Dispelling of Intervention Issueby Our Chief Delegate.SOME BITTERNESS REMAINSBut Plenary Session Today Is Expected to Ratify Arbitration andPan-American Union Projects.
By Russell Owen. Copyright, 1928, By the New York Times Company Special Cable To the New York Times
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SMITH SPEEDS AID FOR HOSTS OF IDLE, LARGEST SINCE 1921; Sends to Mayors and County Officials Hamilton's Report on Serious Condition in State. ASKS THEM TO MAKE WORK "Serious Distress" Is Certain Unless Measures Are Taken, Says Industrial Commissioner. SITUATION IS DISSECTED Large Numbers Found Out of Work Here and More Thousands in Up-State Cities.
By Special to The New York Times
Gov Smith's lr to Mayors and County officials; Hamilton's rept; data from Natl Urban League bulletin, and Charity Organization Soc
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Mercury Goes Down to 14, But Fish Gives Sign of Spring
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Fish in Newark Museum give sign
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I.R.T. STAY IMPERILS CITY'S ENTIRE PLAN TO UNIFY SUBWAYS; Federal Court May Consider Recapture at Issue in the Injunction Suit. RULING IS DUE TOMORROW Company Expected to Ask the Right to Enforce the 7-Cent Fare on March 3. B. M. T. DEAL ALSO AT STAKE Enabling Bills Ready, but Likely to Be Held Up--Untermyer Confers With Owners.
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Finger Lakes Assn favors transfer of State Home for Veterans at Bath, N Y, to Federal Govt for veterans of all wars
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Notable Births
1928Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland (died 2020)[†]
Jean Ann Kennedy Smith was an American diplomat, activist, humanitarian, and author who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Kennedy family, the eighth of nine children, and youngest daughter, born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Kennedy. Her siblings included President of the United States John F. Kennedy, United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy from New York, United States Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts, Rosemary Kennedy, and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver. She was also a sister-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.