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August 28, 1928

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HEARINGS ON WRECK AWAIT FULL REPORTS; Banton Defers I.R.T. Inquiry to Get Findings of Transit Board and the Police. WARREN GIVING DATA TODAY Prosecutor Doubts an Employe Threw Switch Under Train, as Held by Commission. Three Still in Critical State. Switch's Movement Is Issue. Regrets Law Restricts Course. HEARINGS ON WRECK AWAIT FULL REPORTS Several Called for Inquiry. Doubts City's Damage Liability. Funeral Services for Victims.

By Unknown Author

Statement by Banton; lr from J F Gilchrist, Chmn of Transit Comm; funerals

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HOOVER PROMISES TO MAKE SPEECH HERE IN OCTOBER; Nominee Sees Hilles and New Jersey Leaders About Drive in the East. THEY WANT VISITS BY HIM Jersey Republicans Greatly Stirred Over the Welcome Governor Smith Received. CAMPAIGN ADVISERS DIFFER "Front-Porch" Method Is Advocated by Some, While Others Favor Frequent Tours. Views Differ on Speech-Making. Rely on Votes of Women. HOOVER DISCUSSES PLANS FOR SPEECHES Hoover Invited to Camden.

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

Leaders urge Hoover to speak

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Notable Births

1928F. William Free, American businessman (died 2003)[†]

F. William Free was an American advertising executive. He is best remembered for the controversial 1971 advertising slogan for National Airlines, "I'm Cheryl – Fly Me."

Vilayat Khan

1928Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer (died 2004)[†]

Ustad Vilayat Khan was an Indian classical sitar player, considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. Along with Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Imrat Khan, he is credited with the creation and development of gayaki ang on the sitar.