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May 20, 1929

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NEW OFFER TO GERMANY ON DEBT TO US, CUTTING ANNUITIES BUT NOT THE TOTAL, APPROVED BY HOOVER, SENT TO PARIS; DEBT EXPERTS TO ACT ON IT If Paris Parley Approves Proposal Congress Must Then Rule On It. DRAMATIC SUNDAY MEETING Hoover Calls Stimson, Mellon, Borah and Legislative Chiefs to the White House. NONE OBJECTS TO PLAN It Modifies Present System of Sharing in Reparations by Extending Term of Payments. Balances on Army and Claims. Great Secrecy Observed. NEW OFFER TO REICH ON DEBT TO US Next Move Up to Experts. Stimson Issues Statement. Distribution of Annuities. Our Costs Enjoy a Priority. Army Cost Account. Share Available for Claims. Statement in Liability.

By Special to The New York Times

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Pedro Trebbau

1929Pedro Trebbau, German-born Venezuelan zoologist (died 2021)[†]

Pedro Trebbau was a German-born Venezuelan zoologist. His career was characterized by the promotion and preservation of Venezuelan wildlife and nature. His research and collaboration with the herpetologist Peter Pritchard produced the still-extant reference book on The Turtles of Venezuela, the 2018 re-edition of which, alongside the biography done on him entitled Trebbau: Maestro por naturaleza by Albor Rodríguez, sparked the series Colección La Fauna, which aimed to collect Trebbau's work on the fauna of Venezuela.

1929Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2022)[†]

Gilles Loiselle was a Canadian politician.