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March 14, 1929

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1929Bob Goalby, American golfer (died 2022)[†]

Robert George Goalby was an American professional golfer. He won the Masters Tournament in 1968, after Roberto De Vicenzo notably made an error on his scorecard. It was Goalby's lone major championship among 11 Tour wins achieved between 1958 and 1971.

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FEDERALS CLAIM CAPTURE OF 4,000 IN SALTILLO FIGHT; CALLES WINS NEAR DURANGO; COLUMNS MOVE ON TORREON Almazan and Cedillo Are Near Junction as Calles Drives From South. INSURGENTS QUIT TRAINS Abandon Carloads of Supplies and Munitions--Airplanes Bomb Retreating Force. PRESIDENT SEES END NEAR Portes Gil Declares Insurgents Are Issuing False Reports to Conceal Their Plight. By L.C. SPEERS. Portes Gil Exuberant. FEDERALS CLAIM CAPTURE OF 4,000 False Reports Laid to Rebels. Naco's Fall Held Vital. Backbone Declared Broken. Rebels Claim Ocean Ports. Rebels Flee Toward Torreon. Catholics Not Blamed. 4,000 Rebels Caught on Trains. Leave Trains in Saltillo Retreat. 300 Rebels Reported Taken. Rebels Report Taking 700 Prisoners. Attack Planned on Nogales, Sonora 1,000 Men Reinforce Borquez

By Unknown Author

Saltillo details; rebel movement disintegrating; Torreon conflict impends; Montero's rept

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CLASH AT ALBANY ON THE TRANSIT BILL; Walker and Quackenbush Engage in Bitter Debate onUnified Operation Plan.MAYOR CHARGES 'WELCHING'Interborough Counsel Says CityRegime Seeks to Starve HisCompany to Death. "Politics," Attorney Retorts. Attitude of Party Leaders. Other Bills Considered. CLASH AT ALBANY ON THE TRANSIT BILL Attack on the Transit Bill. Mayor Walker Replies. Williams Submits His Views.

By Special to The New York Times

Mayor Walker and J L Quackenbush, counsel for I R T, clash in debate at Albany on unified operation plan; B M T supports city

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ROOSEVELT VETOES $54,692,640 TOTAL IN STATE'S BUDGET; Governor Cuts Out Lump Sums Over Which Fiscal Chiefs Demand Part Control. CHARGES REPUBLICAN 'RAID' He Declares the Budget System Is Attacked, Purely as a Political Matter. WILL RESUBMIT THE ITEMS Abandons Plan for Court Test-- Republican Assemblymen Agree on Taxation Program. Court Test Idea Abandoned. Republican Consent Doubtful. ROOSEVELT VETOES $54,692,640 TOTAL Fiscal Chairmen's Views. Message Goes to Committee. Insists on Lump Sums.

By W.a. Warn. Special To the New York Times

Vetoes lump sum appropriations; will resubmit items

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SAYS HARVEY SOUGHT CONTRACTORS' FUNDS; Berg Swears He Was Told to 'Blackjack' Sewer Builders to Get $50,000 for Campaign. DENIES $10,000 WAS BRIBE Insists Break Was Over Klan-- Two Tell of Seeing Harvey at Meetings of Order. Trial Moves Rapidly. SAYS HARVEY SOUGHT CONTRACTORS' FUNDS Says He Got Patterson to Quit. Tells of Visit to Home. Denies $200,000 Offer. Returned Money, He Says. Says Harvey Was at Klan Meeting

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Berg, D E Dennehy, L Weil and H W Kuhle testify; De Bragga denies receiving gift from A Paino

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ASSEMBLY VOTE 74 TO 72; Showdown Comes After Bitter Debate, With Party Lines Split. REVISED BILL IS REJECTED Proposal for 6 Per Cent Liquor, Reported by Committee, Is First Defeated. CONFUSION ON THE FLOOR Members Uncertain on How to Vote--Option Bill Will Go to Senate First, as Party Plan. Scatter Time for Referenda. Roosevelt's Reaction Looked To. Esmond Reports "6 Per Cent" Bill. Democrats Press Objections. Vote First On Committee Report. Sargent Makes Defense Again. Sargent Defends Amended Bill.

By Special to The New York Times

Amended bill defeated, 74-72; Sargent defends 6% alcoholic proposal which is first killed; Repubs plan local option

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BIDS RAILROADS SELL ALL WHEELING STOCK; I.C.C. Scores Pool by Nickel Plate, Baltimore & Ohio and New York Central. BLOW TO MERGER PLANS Decision Contested by Four Commissioners, Who Defend Purchase of Control in Line. Transfer of Stock Significant. Wheeling Operations Summarized. BIDS RAILROADS SELL ALL WHEELINGS STOCK Arguments of Roads Quoted. Plan of Pittsburgh Line Recalled. Eastman Questions Assertions. Woodlock Upholds Railroads. Defends Holding of Wheeling Stock.

By Special to The New York Times

Discussions of Amer competitive system vs European nationalized communications

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