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February 28, 1929

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SELIGMAN FARM PLAN URGES A PRICE BOARD; Federal Control Favored in His Report Prepared for Use of Smith in the Campaign. McNARY BILL REJECTED Columbia Economist, Issuing Findings in Book, Terms Plight Only Temporary. Sees McNary-Haugen Difficulties. SELIGMAN FARM PLAN URGES A PRICE BOARD Tells of Readjustment Suffering. Other Causes of Farm Burdens. Study of War Debt Suggested. Wants Transition Pains Lightened.

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Results of agricultural survey made for A E Smith's campaign

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Notable Births

Hayden Fry

1929Hayden Fry, American football player and coach (died 2019)[†]

John Hayden Fry was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1962 to 1972, North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—from 1973 to 1978, and the University of Iowa from 1979 to 1998, compiling a career coaching record of 232–178–10. Fry played in college at Baylor University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2003.

Frank Gehry

1929Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect and designer[†]

Frank Owen Gehry is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions.

1929John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic (died 2016)[†]

John Montague was an Irish poet. Born in the United States, he was raised in Ulster in the north of Ireland. He published a number of volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories and two volumes of memoir. He was one of the best-known Irish contemporary poets. In 1998 he became the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry. In 2010, he was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur, France's highest civil award.

Notable Deaths

Clemens von Pirquet

1929Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (born 1874)[†]

Clemens Peter Freiherr von Pirquet was an Austrian scientist and pediatrician best known for his contributions to the fields of bacteriology and immunology.