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June 16, 1928

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TWO ICEBREAKERS NOW ARE NEARING ITALIA CAST AWAYS; The Braganza Joins the Hobby and Both Are in Sight of North Cape. WIND AIDS THEIR PROGRESS But Fog Again Balks Larsen and Holm Planes After Take-Off From Hobby. OTHER RESCUERS ARRIVING Planes of Four Nations Are Speeding to Spitsbergen--Malmgren Trio Not Yet Found. Nobile Floe Drifting Eastward Equipment All Ready. Amundsen Will Go in French Plane. ICEBREAKERS NEAR ITALIA CASTAWAYS Guilbaud to Start Today. Swedish Plane Hops Off. Report Nobile Has Broken Limbs.

By Unknown Author

Ed, Amundsen and Nobile

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EUROPE APPLAUDS NAMING OF HOOVER; London Praises His Genius for Leadership and Understanding of Foreign Affairs. LIKED IN BERLIN AND ROME World War Relief Recalled in Both Capitals--League Looks to Stronger Policy Here. America's "Super-Organizer." Confidence in His Election. EUROPE APPLAUDS NAMING OF HOOVER Personal Force in Foreign Trade. Fear World View as Handicap. BERLIN LIKES HOOVER VIEWS. Opposition to McNary-Haugen Bill, Feared by Germans, Pleased Them. Official View Approves of Him. His Debt Views Stir Doubt. His Work for Starving Europe. Pleasing to Official Italy Welcomed by the Vatican. League Expects More Active Policy Mexico Hopes Policy Stands.

By Wireless To the New York Times. Special Cable To the New York Times

Eur applauds his nomination

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Smith Orders Police Protection for Heflin At Senator's Meeting Near Albany Tomorrow

By Special to The New York Times

Orders police protection for Heflin at meeting near Albany

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Curtis Congratulates Hoover; Welcomed as Running Mate

By Special to The New York Times

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BLACKMER INDICTED; FACES EXTRADITION; Warrant to Follow Perjury and Tax Evasion Charges of Denver Grand Jury. OIL MAN 'EXILE' IN FRANCE Juror in Stewart Acquittal Says Action Was Protest of the "Slipshod" Inquiry. Probable Warrant Procedure. $8,500,000 Liens Against Him. BLACKMER INDICTED; FACES EXTRADITION OIL ACQUITTAL EXPLAINED. Juror in Stewart Case Says It Was Protest of Inquiry Methods.

By Special to The New York Times

E B McIntyre, juror, in reply to criticism by Sen Norris, says that acquittal was protest of inquiry methods

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ANTI-WAR TREATY MAY GO TO POWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK; Kellogg Spurs Work on It as South Africa's Reply Is Received. ALL ANSWERS NOW ARE IN Compact Will Be Submitted for Approval to the Fourteen Nations Concerned. KELLOGG GIVES UP HOLIDAY Plans to Stay in Washington Till Task Is Finished--Denmark Signs Arbitration Treaty. Will First Consult Envoys. Text of South African Reply. ANTI-WAR TREATY MAY GO TO POWERS

By Special to The New York Times R. L. CRAGIE

So Africa's reply; Kellogg proceeds with plans to submit definite draft to powers; Lord Reading hails treaty

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LEADERS DECIDE ON CURTIS; Four Other Candidates Quit as the Roll-Call Is About to Start. BORAH DOMINATES CHOICE Presses Demand For a Man From the West as Group Considers Easterners. HOOVER WAS CONSULTED But Left Selection to Convention--Dawes Refused to MakePublic Statement on Farmers. Curtis Thanks Convention. Dawes Balked on Farm Relief. Had Criticized Hoover. Party Leaders Held Many Conferences Before Picking Curtis as Nominee Borah Steps Into Picture. Four Other Names Presented. Borah Nominates Curtis. Seek Agreement on Candidate. Dawes Refuses Public Statement. Borah Sets to Work Again. Daugherty "Put Over" Harding. Hoover Consulted by Telephone. Borah Finally Wins Out. Lowden Aides Resent His Action. The Vice-Presidential Ballot

By Richard V. Oulahan. Special To the New York Times

Curtis's nomination

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Port Authority Bonds Ruined By Literal-Minded Office Boy

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Bonds ruined by office boy

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HOOVER SENDS MESSAGE; He Expresses Gratitude for Nomination in a Telegram to Moses. SUMS UP PLATFORM AIMS He Sees Problems of Next Four Years as Profoundly Moral and Spiritual. PROMISES 'BEST IN ME' Will Work to Advance Welfare of the People and Uphold Coolidge Policies. Must Find a Farm Solution. Problems of Next Four Years. HOOVER'S MESSAGE TO THE CONVENTION

By Special to The New York Times

Hoover sends message to convention

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TOPEKA WELCOMES CURTIS BACK HOME; Thousands Greet Him at Great Impromptu Reception at the State Capitol. RUSH THERE BY AUTOMOBILE Overjoyed Kansans Hail His Choice for Vice Presidency as Strengthening Ticket. Speakers Pay Tribute to Him. Avoids Politics, in Speech. TOPEKA WELCOMES CURTIS BACK HOME

By Special to The New York Times

Exchange of telegrams with Hoover; por; welcomed in Topeka, Kan; tributes; ss

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HOOVER ACCLAIMED BY CAPITAL THRONGS; Popularity There of Nomination Is Evident--He Attends to Department Duties. TO DELAY LEAVING CABINET He Will Be in Washington Until About July 1 Clearing Up Affairs and Meeting Campaign Chiefs. Hailed on Ride to His Office. HOOVER ACCLAIMED BY CAPITAL THRONGS Listens to End of Convention. Coolidge May Aid Campaign. Pleased at Choice of Curtis. Norris Denies He Will Revolt.

By Special to The New York Times

Sen Norris will not encourage promoters

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OLDFIELD ATTACKS HOOVER CANDIDACY; Democratic Leader Scores the Sponsorship of 'Senator-Reject' Vare for Republican 'Convert.' HITS CABINET NOVITIATE Calls Secretary a "Great Engineer but No Crusader," Straddler on Issues and "Bitter Pill" to Party. Condemns Silence on Scandals. Bitter Pill" for the Old Line.

By Special to The New York Times

Part in Repub Pres campaign scored by W R Oldfield

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