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March 22, 1929

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ALLIES FIX MINIMUM FOR GERMAN ANNUITY; Schacht Goes to Berlin With Plan Demanding $420,000,000, Cut of About $180,000,000. HE IS LIKELY TO ASK MORE Paris Discussion Is Expected to Extend Until After Easter Before Accord Is Reached. The Limit, Creditors Say. ALLIES FIX MINIMUM FOR REICH ANNUITY Figures Surprise to Germans. HOPEFUL OF SCHACHT MISSION Allies Feel They Have Shown Spirit of Accommodation. NO OBJECTION BY WASHINGTON State Department Denies Interference With Experts.

By the Associated Press.by Carlisle MacDonald

Schacht goes to Berlin with plan demanding $420,000,000 for German annuity; cut in amount now being paid; U S State Dept denies objection to plans

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AGUIRRE EXECUTED AS SON PLANS PLEA; MAZATLAN BESIEGED; Insurgent General Goes to Death Bravely--15-Year-Old Boy Tells Pride in Him. REBELS OPEN PACIFIC FIGHT Fire on Trenches at Mazatlan as Calles Sends 6,000 Men to Relieve the City. ESCOBAR WILL BE PURSUED Federals Hasten Repairs to Bridges and Railways--Rebel Chief Sees Juarez Aides. Yesterday's Developments in Mexico. Walks to Death Post Bravely. General's Son Hears News Calmly. AGUIRRE EXECUTED AS SON PLANS PLEA Reverences His Father. Body Is Delivered to Widow. General Had Notable Career. REBELS FIRE ON MAZATLAN. But After Morning Volleys Siege Apparently Starts. By L.C. SPEERS, Government Sure of Victory. Government's Optimism Spreads. News from Naco Meager. Revolt Deaths Reach 100. Plane Bombs Jimenez. REBELS ATTACK MAZATLAN. Headquarters at Nogales Announces Beginning of Battle Today. Burned Bridge Delays Rebels.

By Unknown Author

Gen J M Aguirre executed; Mazatlan attacked by rebels; map; int with Gen Escobar

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TAMMANY CAUCUS UNABLE TO AGREE ON A CHIEFTAIN; ELECTION TODAY DOUBTFUL; LEADERS AVOID LINE-UP "Oversight" in Not Asking Women to Attend Also a Factor.MEETING LASTS 20 MINUTESIf Accord Fails Today Foley,Walker, Wagner and SmithMay Be Consulted .A REGENCY IS OPPOSEDBut Body May Be Named toWeigh Aspirants--Curry andMcCue Leading Race. Meeting Not Official. Conference at Foley Home. Ahearn Third in Race. Formal Action Avoided. May Hold Two Meetings. Four Walker Callers. Conservative Move Hinted.

By Associated Press Photo

Caucus unable to agree on chieftain; J F Curry and M G McCue leading candidates; E J Ahearn mentioned; executive com meeting to be held in afternoon; women to be included

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Notable Births

Yayoi Kusama

1929Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist[†]

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation. She is also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts. Her work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, art brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism, and is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. She has been acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan, the world's top-selling female artist, and the world's most successful living artist. Her work influenced that of her contemporaries, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg.

P. Ramlee

1929P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer (died 1973)[†]

Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, better known by his stage name P. Ramlee, was a Malaysian actor, filmmaker, musician, and composer. Born in Penang, Malaya, he is regarded as a prominent icon in Southeast Asia.