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March 27, 1929

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CANADA TAKES OVER RUM-RUNNER CASE; British Will Keep in Background in Protesting Sinking of the I'm Alone. MINISTER AWAITS REPORT Captain Randall and His Crew Released at New Orleans When Hearing Is Continued. Points Suggested by Canada CANADA TAKES OVER RUM-RUNNER CASE Quote Bryan Protest in War. Status of Ship Liquor Treaty. Awaiting Official Reports.

By Special to The New York Times

Canada takes case over, as ship was of Canadian registry; Wash Legation issues statement; 12-mile limit and status of ship under liquor treaty points of contention; crew released

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HOOVER DEMANDS REFORM OF PARTY IN NEW-WON SOUTH; As Titular Head, He Orders Responsible Organization to Supplant Discredited Chiefs. CALLS A HALT ON ABUSES He Warns Republicans That Patronage Will Rest Upon Honesty and Efficiency. WOULD END SECTIONALISM Chief Executive Pleads for Creation of a Sound Two-Party System by the People Themselves. Stresses Local Self-Government Points to Quality of Leadership. DEMANDS PARTY REFORM IN SOUTH Denounces Patronage Abuses. Brown Defines Postoffice Policy. Hoover Moved by Southern Pleas President's Act Sets Precedent Hoover Leadership Strengthened

By Special to The New York Times

Warns Southern Repubs that patronage will rest upon honesty and efficiency

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STOCKS CRASH THEN RALLY IN 8,246,740-SHARE DAY; MONEY GOES TO 20 PER CENT; MARKET SETS NEW RECORD Stocks Dumped as Loan Rate Mounts, Sending Wide List Down. BANKERS AID RECOVERY Heavy Buying Orders in Five Pivotal Securities Help Stem Tide in Last Hour. 300 ISSUES AT YEAR'S LOW $13,874,000 Bond Sales Also Biggest for 1929, With Many Declines. The Events of the Day. Credit Curb the Big Factor. Opening is Closely Watched. Tickers Fall Far Behind. Rally Comes Unexpectedly. Table of Stock Movements. Feature Is Tremendous Volume Easier Credit Looked For. 1921 Situation Paralleled.

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Stocks crash in biggest market day in history but have brisk recovery

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Notable Births

Anne Ramsey

1929Anne Ramsey, American actress (died 1988)[†]

Anne Ramsey-Mobley was an American actress. She was best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in Throw Momma from the Train (1987), the latter of which earned her nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Additionally, Ramsey's respective turns in both aforementioned films earned her two Saturn Awards.

1929Reg Evans, Australian actor (died 2009)[†]

Reginald Evans was a British-born actor active in Australian radio, theatre, television and cinema from the 1960s, after having started his career in his native England.