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March 31, 1929

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TANGLED LIQUOR PROBLEMS BRING CRISIS ON DRY LAW; CONGRESS INQUIRY LIKELY; AN UPHEAVAL IS THREATENED Expect Liquor Situation to Be Discussed at Special Session. I'M ALONE CASE SERIOUS Charges Against Representatives Michaelson and Morgan Emphasized."PORT FREEDOM" INVOLVED Congress May Seek to Ascertain What Members HaveSought Privilege. Status of the Morgan Case. Michaelson Reported at Capital. "THE MICHAELSON CASE."

By Richard V. Oulahan. Special To the New York Times

Feature article on farm problem to be considered by Cong in extra session; illus

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FIGHT IN CHIHUAHUA; MANY DEAD ON FIELD; Calles Reports Cavalry Clash With Rebel Rear-Guard Led by Escobar in Person. ENDS WITH REBEL RETREAT Planes Are Spreading Terror Among Insurgents and More Are to Be Used. A Hard-Fought Engagement. Several Rebel Generals There. FIGHT IN CHIHUAHUA; MANY DEAD ON FIELD More Aerial Attacks Ordered. Report Federal Plane Downed. REBELS IN SIGHT OF NACO. Tower Awaits Attack as They Camp Six Miles to South.

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

Mexican revolution

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MITCHELL DEFENDED BY EX-SENATOR OWEN FOR AID TO MARKET; Co-Framer of Federal Reserve Act Contradicts Glass on Right to Extend Credit. HOLDS BANKER JUSTIFIED Insists Board Has No Power to Ask for His Resignation, as Requested by Senators. ASSAILS HIGH CALL RATES Remedy for Present Situation Seen in Setting Limit of 5% or in Bi-Weekly Settlements. Round Table Discussion Planned. MITCHELL DEFENDED FOR AID TO MARKET Assails "Usurious" Call Rates. SAYS MITCHELL "SAVED DAY." Financial Chronicle Holds Banker's Action Prevented Calamity. Weakness in Mitchell's Position. Federal Reserve's Power.

By Special to The New York Times

R L Owen defends his aid to stock market; statement by Financial Chronicle

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Notable Births

Liz Claiborne

1929Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. (died 2007)[†]

Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that could be mixed and matched. Claiborne co-founded Liz Claiborne Inc., which in 1986 became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500 list. Claiborne was the first woman to become chair and CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Bert Fields

1929Bert Fields, American lawyer and author (died 2022)[†]

Bertram Harris Fields was an American lawyer noted for his work in the field of entertainment law. He represented many of the leading film studios, as well as numerous celebrities, and lectured at both Stanford and Harvard Law Schools. Fields was also a musician and an author of both fiction and non-fiction books.