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March 21, 1929

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BYRD RADIOS BASE THAT 'ALL IS WELL' ON THE MOUNTAINS; Rescue Plane Will Start From Little America in the First Flying Weather. DOG TEAMS ARE SENT OUT Would Meet Commander and Companions Should They Start Back by Sled. JUNE DESCRIBES STORM Tells How 150-Mile Wind Wrecked Plane of Party on Rockefeller Range.

By Russell Owen. Copyright, 1929. By the New York Times Company and the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. All Rights For Publication Reserved Through Out the World. Wireless To the New York Times

Byrd radios all is well in mts; H June's story of storm

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Uniform Traffic Code In Westchester by Summer

By Special to The New York Times

To have uniform traffic laws

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TAMMANY LEADERS SET FOR SHOW-DOWN ON CHIEFTAIN TODAY; District Heads Feel Failure to Agree on Candidate Will Hurt Their Cause. CAUCUS FORMALLY CALLED McCue Boom Gains Impetus, but Curry Is Still Considered a Strong Rival. SMITH KEEPS HANDS OFF Allies of "New Tammany" Likely to Oppose the Choice of a District Leader.

By Unknown Author

McCue boom gains impetus, but Curry still considered strong rival; A E Smith keeps hand off; allies of "new Tammany" likely to oppose choice of dist leader

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REBELS OPEN ATTACK ON MAZATLAN PORT; AGUIRRE CAPTURED; Insurgents Seek to Storm City on West Coast as Federal Gunboat Bombards Them. DEFENDERS REFUSE TO QUIT Rebels Plan Attack Today on Naco, Near Arizona Border, and Report Drive on Capital. AGUIRRE COURT-MARTIAL ON Vera Cruz Revolt Leader Faces Death--Few Followers Fought Vainly to Save Him. Yesterday's Developments in Mexico.

By L.c. Speers. Staff Correspondent of the New York Times. Special Cable To the New York Times

Mexican revolution

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MARSHAL FOCH IS DEAD IN PARIS AT 77 AFTER GALLANT 2-MONTH FIGHT FOR LIFE; WORLD MOURNS GREAT WARRIOR'S DEATH; 'LET US GO,' HIS LAST WORDS Uttered Them to Doctor About to Put Him to Bed, Then Died Suddenly. PARIS PLUNGED INTO GRIEF Statesmen and Soldiers Call at Home to Pay Respects-- State Funeral Planned. TO REST WITH NAPOLEON Hoover Joins the World-Wide Tribute, Praising the Leader's Genius, Piety and Valor.

By Edwin L. James. Special Cable To the New York Times

Death; portraits; career; tributes; German press comments bitter; praise of Americans in World War recalled; story of rise to supreme command in war; comments by leading men of many nations; funeral plans

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Notable Births

1929Maurice Catarcio, American wrestler (died 2005)^[†]

Maurice A. Catarcio was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for competing in the then World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1957 to 1960, under the ring-name The Matador. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1991, he became an advocate for public health and fitness. He was also in The Guinness Book of World Records for his public displays of strength.