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June 1, 1929

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LABOR WINS PLURALITY, LACKS CONTROL; MACDONALD LIKELY TO BE PREMIER AND HASTEN NAVAL ACCORD WITH US; LIBERALS HOLD BALANCE Lioyd George Says He Will Use Power for Best Interests of Britain. LABOR OBTAINS 288 SEATS Possibilities of a Labor-Liberal or a Tory-Liberal Alliance Are Also Discussed. NEXT MOVE UP TO BALDWIN Returns From 14 Missing Districts Will Not Alter Relative Strength. Lloyd George Holds Balance. Torles Lay Fall to Liberals. Baldwin Lays Course Next Weeks. Lloyd George Claims Balance. Chamberlain Against Quitting.

By Charles A. Selden. Special Cable To the New York Times

Communists fail

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B.M.T. SEEKS GRANT TO RUN 16 BUS LINES ON A 5-CENT FARE; Wants to Operate in Brooklyn Alone on Terminable Permit or Fixed-Term Franchise. 2-CENT TRANSFER CHARGE Seen as Move to Protect the Surface System Before Going Ahead With Transit Program. READY TO START SERVICE But Approval Is Not Expected Before Fall--Plan Comes Up Next Thursday. Grant Not Expected Till Fall. Wallstein Approves Terms. B.M.T. SEEKS GRANT TO RUN 16 BUS LINES No Routes to Coney Island. Layout of Reutes.

By Unknown Author

Brooklyn City R R, B M T subsidiary, seeks grant to run 16 Brooklyn bus lines on 5c fare; map

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DEBT ACCORD IS DUE TODAY AS EXPERTS CLEAR THE WAY OF ALL BUT TWO OBSTACLES; MARKS ISSUE THORNY POINT That and Amount of the Unconditional Payments Not Settled at Paris. LIEN ON REICH RAILS LIFTED Prior Charge of $144,000,000 Substituted to Add to the Mobilizable Dues. PAYMENT DELAY GRANTED Schacht May Even Yet Hold Up Agreement, but Morgan Will Sail for Home Today. Belgium Marks a Snag. Belgians Held Justified. DEBT ACCORD IS DUE; EXPERTS CLEAR WAY Allies Concede Moratorium. Bank Capital Fixed.

By P.j. Philip. Special Cable To the New York Times

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Notable Births

Nargis

1929Nargis, Indian actress (died 1981)[†]

Nargis Dutt known mononymously as Nargis was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, Nargis often portrayed sophisticated and independent women in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama. She was among the highest paid actresses of the 1950s and 1960s.

James H. Billington

1929James H. Billington, American academic and Thirteenth Librarian of Congress (died 2018)[†]

James Hadley Billington was an American academic and author who taught history at Harvard and Princeton before serving for 42 years as CEO of four federal cultural institutions. He served as the 13th Librarian of Congress after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and his appointment was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate. He retired as Librarian on September 30, 2015.

Historical Events

1929The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.[†]

The First Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 1–12, 1929. Thirty-eight delegates, representing Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, took part in the meeting. The only established communist party in the region that did not participate was the Communist Party of Chile, which at time suffered a period of harsh repression under the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.