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October 29, 1928

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43,000,000 QUALIFY TO VOTE, 14,000,000 OVER 1924 POLL; GREAT INCREASE OF WOMEN; 35,500,000 VOTE IN SIGHT Excess of 6,408,503 Is Predicted Over the Total of 1924. WOMEN HOLD THE BALANCE It Is Thought They Will Cast Nearly Half of the Count in Larger Cities. FOREIGN BORN TO SET MARK Survey Puts Their Total Vote at 7,500,000, an Increase of 1,300,000 Over 1920.

By Unknown Author

43,000,000 qualified to vote; tabulation of figures by States

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GIANT TELESCOPE OF IMMENSE RANGE TO DWARF ALL OTHERS; THE 200-INCH TELESCOPE COMPARED WITH THE 100-INCH.

By Special to The New York Times

200-inch telescope to be erected near Mt Wilson; gift of Internatl Educ Bd to Cal Inst of Technology; statement by Inst; H N Russell on possibilities of new telescope, illus

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POINCARE ANSWERS DEBT CRITICS IN REICH; He Repeats France Must Get Reparations Enough to Pay Creditors, Plus War Damages. BUT WILL CONSIDER OFFERS Premier, at Caen, Makes It Clear That It Is Germany, Not France, That Asks Change.

By Edwin L. James. Special Cable To the New York Times

Poincare's s on French war debts

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FRENCH IN FATAL RIOT OVER COMBES STATUE; Bust of Anti-Clerical Premier Is Smashed Just After Herriot Unveils It. POLICE FIRE, KILL ROYALIST Another Youth Wounded in the Crowd at Pons Ceremony--Incident Threatens Cabinet.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Riot over unveiling; 1 killed; bust smashed

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ZEPPELIN STARTS FLIGHT TO GERMANY WITH 63 ON BOARD; Giant Liner Takes the Air Again at Lakehurst at 1:55 A.M. for Homeward Voyage. PASSES OVER THE CITY Three American Navy Officers Among 25 Passengers, 11 of Whom Made Voyage West. BEARS MAILS AND FREIGHT Thousands Visit Hangar on Final Day of Dirigible's TwoWeek Stay.

By Special to The New York Times

S on flight of Graf Zeppelin, at meeting of United German Socs in N Y C

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Seven Small Planets Found Near Jupiter by a Belgian

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

7 new asteroids discovered near Jupiter

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HOOVER WILL SPEAK IN COLORADO, ALSO; His Route to California Changed for a Stop in Pueblo, the Home Town of Work. NOT TO TOUCH NEBRASKA Norris's Bolt and the Sudden Switch in the Nominee's Plans Causes Comment in Capital.

By Special Cable to The New York Times

Hoover will s in Colo on way to Palo Alto, Cal

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Hunt for Gangster Ends in Foreign Legion; McCormick, in Morocco, Safe From Police

By Unknown Author

Found in French Foreign Legion

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SMITH OPENS FIGHT IN MARYLAND TODAY; GOVERNOR SMITH AND FAMILY GUESTS AT THE RASKOBS' DELAWARE ESTATE.

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Smith opens fight in Md; spends Sunday with Raskob, who tells him Pa is won

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MELLON URGES PARTY TO HOLD CONGRESS; DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL; Secretary Appeals for Strong Republican Majorities in Senate and House. STRESSES AID FOR HOOVER Hard Fighting Is in Progress Everywhere for Control of the Chambers. MANY SEATS ARE IN DOUBT Oldfield Predicts Democrats Will Have Control of Lower Body by 20 to 50 Margin.

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

Predicts Dem majority in House of Reprs

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Rockefellers Give $1,000,000 for Religion; Endow Teaching of It at Chicago University

By Special to The New York Times

Chapel, gift of J D Rockefeller, dedicated; J D Rockefeller Jr announces establishing of L S Rockefeller Memorial Fund for Religion

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$75,000 Jewels Stolen Front Mme. Rappold; Former Opera Star, Asleep, Drugged by Thief

By Unknown Author

Rappold (Mme), M, jewels

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