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August 19, 1928

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CURTIS FORMALLY NOTIFIED; URGES NON-PARTISAN BODY TO SOLVE FARM PROBLEM; INDIANS WHOOP GREETINGS 50,000 Kansans Acclaim Republican Choice for Vice Presidency. HE UPHOLDS THE DRY ACT Flatly Opposes Repeal of Either the Amendment or the Volstead Law. LAUDS COOLIDGE POLICIES Tribute Is Paid to Hoover as Credit Here and Abroad-- Tariff Plea Made. 50,000 Persons in the Crowd. Opposes Repeal of Dry Act. CURTIS NOTIFIED, URGES FARM PLAN Chairman Work Greets Nominee. Braves Descend on Scene.

By Special to The New York Times

Effect on reading taste, views of Dr Williamson

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MRS. ROSS UPHOLDS SMITH ON DRY LAW; WINS OVER HECKLERS; Former Governor of Wyoming Declares Faith He Would Enforce Volstead Act. DEFENDS HIS STATE RECORD Republican Legislature, Not the Nominee, Repealed Mullan-Gage Law, She Says. STIRS VIRGINIA HEARERS Ovation for Her Follows Spirited Discussion by Institute Audience at First Hostile. Large Part of Audience Is Hostile. Sees Dry Principle Established. MRS. ROSS UPHOLDS SMITH ON DRY LAW Believes Democratic Plank the Best. Would Maintain Dry Law. Says Hoover Appeals Both Ways. Heckler Pays Tribute to Mrs. Ross

By Special to The New York Times

Upholds Gov Smith on dry law, s at Inst of Public Affairs

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KELLOGG KEPT BUSY ON FIRST DAY AT SEA; Receives and Sends Radiograms Regarding His Plans in France and Ireland. GREETED BY CHAMBERLAIN British Foreign Secretary's Message Regrets Illness Prevents Him Signing Treaty. Sir Austen Chamberlain's Message. Approves Tentative Program. KELLOGG KEPT BUSY ON FIRST DAY AT SEA

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Kellogg, aboard Ile de France, receives and sends radiograms regarding plans; Chamberlain regrets illness prevents his signing; Paris hails Stresemann visit as peace step; Vatican organ calls treaty vain,

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NEW CHINESE FORCE MOVES ON MONGOLS; Two Manchurian Brigades Join March Against Red Invaders --Railway Resumes Service. FAMINE CONDITIONS BETTER But American Investigator Finds Many Starving in Chihli-- $1,000,000 Is Needed Now. Found Little Opposition. NEW CHINESE FORCE MOVES ON MONGOLS

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

J E Baker reports conditions for coming winter

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Finds Radio Useful in Tuberculosis Cases; German Expert Invents 'Pocket' Transmitter

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Prof Esau of Jena, Germany, experiments with ultra-short waves

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Notable Births

1928Shiv Prasaad Singh, Indian Hindi writer (died 1998)^[†]

Shiv Prasaad Singh was an Indian writer, university professor and scholar of the Hindi language. He is well-known for writing novels, short stories and critiques in Hindi. He was formerly a professor of Hindi literature in Benares Hindu University. He received the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990 for his novel Neela Chand.

1928Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (died 2004)^[†]

Henry Bernard Levin was an English journalist, author and broadcaster, described by The Times as "the most famous journalist of his day". The son of a poor Jewish family in London, he won a scholarship to the independent school Christ's Hospital and went on to the London School of Economics, graduating in 1952. After a short spell in a lowly job at the BBC selecting press cuttings for use in programmes, he secured a post as a junior member of the editorial staff of a weekly periodical, Truth, in 1953.

Notable Deaths

1928Stefanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1838)^[†]

Stefanos Skouloudis was a Greek banker, diplomat and the 34th Prime Minister of Greece.