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December 1, 1928

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BYRD NEARS HOUR OF PUTTING TO SEA; He Sets Daylight Tomorrow for Start to Antarctic While Gale Blows Outside. SHIP'S DECK IS PILED HIGH 2,000 on the Dock Watch the Last Minute Rush To Get Supplies Aboard. Watched by Crowd of 2,000. BYRD NEARS HOUR BYRD NEARS HOUR OF PUTTING TO SEA

By Russell Owen. Copyright, 1928, By the New York Times Company and the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. All Rights For Publication Reserved Throughout the World. Wireless To the New York Times

Preparations at Dunedin

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KING HOLDS HIS OWN; CRISIS NOT YET OVER; THIRD DOCTOR CALLED; Some Improvement in Lung Inflammation Is Announcedin Bulletin to Public.THE PEOPLE SHOW ANXIETY From Sick Bed Ruler Sends Letter Thanking Old WomanHe Knew at Race Track.PRIMATE ORDERS PRAYERSPrince of Wales Will Set Sail FromAfrica Tomorrow and Gloucester on Friday. King Sends Letter to Old Woman. Prince to Start Home Tomorrow. Brief Bulletin Disappoints. KING HOLDS HIS OWN; CRISIS NOT YET OVER Public Knows Progress Will Be Slow Christmas Gifts Will Miss Prince. Wales Makes Trip to Zanzibar.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sends letter

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BALDWIN ANSWERS BRITTEN PROPOSAL IN FRIENDLY TONE; Premier's Reply to Naval Parley Suggestion, on Way, Will Go Through Kellogg. BRITTEN DEFENDS HIS MOVE He Calls Question of Violation of Logan Act 'Too Silly to Talk About.' COOLIDGE IS DISPLEASED Borah Will Revive Plan to Recodify Sea Law as Guide for Nations in War Time. Reply "In Friendly Spirit." Says Sea Power Is Chief Issue. Britten's "Real Crime." Views of Literary Weeklies.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Baldwin's answer to Britten proposal will go through Kellogg; Britten defends move; Coolidge displeased; Sen Borah will revive plan to recodify sea law as guide for nations in wartime

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Notable Births

Emily McLaughlin

1928Emily McLaughlin, American actress (died 1991)[†]

Emily McLaughlin was an American actress, known for her long-standing role as original character Nurse Jessie Brewer on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1963 until 1991.

Malachi Throne

1928Malachi Throne, American actor (died 2013)[†]

Malachi Throne was an American actor known for his role as Noah Bain in It Takes a Thief. He also had guest-starring roles on multiple television series, including Star Trek and Batman, and appeared in films and theater.

Notable Deaths

José Eustasio Rivera

1928José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (born 1888)[†]

José Eustasio Rivera Salas was a Colombian lawyer and author primarily known for his national epic The Vortex.