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November 23, 1928

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VESTRIS PUT BOATS OFF ON WRONG SIDE, EX-CAPTAIN ASSERTS; Port Was the More Perilous, He Says--Would Have Used Starboard Craft Only. SOS TOO LATE, HE HOLDS Reluctant to 'Criticize a Dead Man,' but Thinks Time to Act Was When List Increased. NO BOATS FLOATED IN DRILL Witness Calls English Law on This Better Than Ours--Crew Tell of Leaks Soon After Sailing. Five Starboard Boats Got Away. Confirms Survivors' Charges. Tested Once in Two Months. Witnesses at Vestris Hearings Describe How Liner Filled Boat Order Is Captain's Duty. Third Officer Testifies. Listed Soon After Sailing. SHIP'S EX=CAPTAIN ON STAND. Vestris Fireman, Also Witness at Tuttle Inquiry, Tells Experiences. Tuttle Asks for Blueprints. Was Sick and Exhausted. Saw Dead Children. Testimony Against Line Denied. Testifies on Compartments. Would Act With List Increasing. "Sound Men in Boats." DESCRIBE HOW LINER FILLED. Three Firemen and Carpenter Are Witnesses at Inspectors' Hearing. Did Not See Hole in Lifeboat. Water "Well Over Plates." No Order to Quit Ship. Tells of Water in Vessel. Officer Praises Lifebo

By Unknown Author

Federal inquiry

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KING GEORGE WORSE; ONE LUNG CONGESTED; SPECIALIST IS CALLED; Three Physicians Stay at Bedside Till Midnight--RulerHas Influenza.PUBLIC ANXIETY DEEPENSBulletins Draw Crowd to Buckingham, Though Doctors Disclaim Cause for Alarm.PRINCES ARE NOT RECALLEDHeir and Brother Continue Hunt in Africa--Queen Acts for Monarch at Functions. Crowd Gathers at the Palace. Queen Represents King. KING GEORGE WORSE; ONE LUNG CONGESTED Midnight Consultation Held. Recall Previous Influenza Attack.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Represents King George at Spitalfields market and Lincoln's Inn Hall

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HOOVER PLAN LAUDED BY LABOR LEADERS AND MANY GOVERNORS; His Proposal to Stabilize Employment Warmly Praised at New Orleans.GREEN VERY ENTHUSIASTICGov. Brewster Explains ThatFact-Finding Board MustFirst Be Set Up. WOULD AVERT DEPRESSION Taking Heed of Bad Conditions, It Could Advise Public Building to Give Work, He Says. Views of Some Labor Leaders. Governor Brewster's Explanation. LABOR LEADERS LIKE HOOVER'S FUND PLAN

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Plan praised by labor leaders, govs and Eur business men

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Notable Births

Jerry Bock

1928Jerry Bock, American composer (died 2010)[†]

Jerrold Lewis Bock was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical Fiorello! and the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist for the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof with Sheldon Harnick.

John Coleman (Australian footballer)

1928John Coleman, Australian rules footballer and coach (died 1973)[†]

John Douglas Coleman was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Elmarie Wendel

1928Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer (died 2018)[†]

Elmarie Louise Wendel was an American actress and singer best known as Mamie Dubcek on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Brendan Pereira

1928Brendan Pereira, Indian advertising executive (died 2024)[†]

Brendan Conan Pereira, also known as BCP, was an Indian advertising Creative Director.