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December 24, 1928

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HOOVER STARTS FOR HOME AS FRIENDLY RIO STAGES DEMONSTRATION FOR HIM; BRAZILIANS PAY TRIBUTE President-Elect on Utah Views With Smile Last Farewell of Tour. HUGE CROWDS ACCLAIM HIM He Goes to the Races at Urging of His Hosts Because of Workers' Holiday. AT CHURCH IN MORNING Journey to Landing Stage to Take Ship Marked by Scenes of Enthusiasm. Hoover Pleased Over His Tour. Final Visit Is to Race Track. HOOVER STARTS BACK BAG DISPLAY IN RIO Attend Service of Worship. Farewell Luncheon at Embassy.

By L.c. Speers, Staff Correspondent of the New York Times. Navy Wireless To the New York Times

Starts for home; Rio de Janeiro stages demonstration

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KILLER OF 2 BANDITS IN CARD GAME RAID PRAISED FOR COURAGE; Player Who Shot Down Gunmen After He Himself Was Wounded Lauded by Whalen. TWO OTHER PLAYERS DEAD One Slain After Thug Used Him as Shield to Cover Retreat-- Fall Fatal to Second. GANG SUSPECT IS SEIZED Alleged Driver of Murderers' Auto Held Without Bail--Police Congratulated. Four Gunmen Invade Flat. Thug Shoots Down Victim. Believes Fugitive Was Hit. COURAGE OF KILLER OF BANDITS PRAISED Whalen on Scene Within Hour. Police Withhold Information. Played for Low Stakes. Says Two Went to Prison. Strangers Invade Flat. Pistol Fire Rakes Room. Cummings Early at the Scene. Tells of His Experienee.

By Wide World Photo

Cardone tells experience; por

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SITE FOR ERECTING FEDERAL BUILDING SUGGESTED TO CITY; Block Favored Is Bounded by West Broadway, Church, Barclay and Vesey Streets. CITY HELD ABLE TO BUY IT Washington Puts Cost of Plotto Exchange for PresentSite at $2,500,000. SOLUTION OF ISSUE SEEN Location Qualifies for Postoffice-- Next Step Will Be Left to New York Officials. Thinks Site Can Be Obtained. Site Larger Than Present one. SUGGESTS SITE HERE FOR NEW POSTOFFICE Many of the Buildings Old Ones. Saw Deadlock in Negotiations.

By Special to The New York Times

Site for bldg found by Fed officials; block bounded by W B'way, Church, Barclay and Vesey Sts

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Notable Births

Adam Exner

1928Adam Exner, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023)[†]

Adam Joseph Exner, OMI was a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Vancouver from 1991 until 2004, having previously served as the Bishop of Kamloops and Archbishop of Winnipeg. Prior to his appointment as bishop, he was a professor at seminaries run by his religious order.

1928Lev Vlassenko, Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (died 1996)[†]

Lev Nikolaevich Vlassenko, was a Soviet pianist and teacher.