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June 15, 1929

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SLAYER OF VIRKULA UPHELD BY LOWMAN; MURDER CHARGE LAID; Citizens of International Falls, Minn., Appeal to Hoover for Rescue From "Terrorism." NEW STORM IN CONGRESS LaGuardia, Amid House Applause, Declares Government Hated as Oppressor.PUTS DRY LAW DEAD AT 263Lowman States He Will Try toHave Prisoner Tried by Federal Court. Upholds Use of Firearms LaGuardia Opens Debate. SLAYER OF VIRKULA UPHELD BY LOWMAN Says "Uncle Sam" Is Hated. Murply Seeks Reprimand. Reads List of Fatalities. Mr. Pittenger's Statement. White Charged With Murder. Hear Lowman's Statement.

By Special to The New York Times

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Thugs Get $6,000 in 46th St. Theatre Raid; Cashier Lies Insensible as Ticket Line Waits

By Unknown Author

Thugs raid box office and get $6,000

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STOW AWAY FLIPPED A COIN FOR CHANCE; Young Schreiber and Chum Let Fate Decide Which Should Hide in the Plane. NEARLY DETECTED TWICE Mother Learns of Youth's Adventure in Letter Brought byHis Fellow Conspirator. Went to Look at the Planes. Holds Conference With Chum. STOWAWAY FLIPPED A COIN FOR CHANCE

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OLD ORCHARD, Me., June 14.-- The flip of a coin sent Arthur Schreiber into the great adventure that carried him across the Atlantic as a stowaway in the French monoplane Yellow Bird, and tonight the friends who had looked on him with indifferent eye as a fairly good entertainer at house parties were commenting enthusiastically on his nerve.

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FIVE DIE OF HEAT; BOLT HITS HOSPITAL; Eight Felled With Mercury at 90--Lightning Knocks Ball off French Institution. FIVE DIE OF HEAT; BOLT HITS HOSPITAL Two Children Killed Up-State.

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Heat kills 5, prostrates 7; lightning bolt hits French Hosp

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SENATE ACCEPTS FARM BILL WITHOUT DEBENTURE, 74 T0 8; HOOVER WILL SIGN IT TODAY; FIRST BIG VICTORY FOR HIM Republican Opposition to President Is Cut to Three in Vote. $500,000,000 FOR FARMERS Senate Realigns for Tariff Test Monday, After Ballot on Agricultural Measure. BORAH NOW BACKS HOOVER Insurgents and Democrats Line Up for Resolution to Limit Revision. Surrender After Protests. Insurgents for Borah Move. SENATE ACCEPTS HOOVER FARM BILL Farm Bill Formalities Speeded. The Senate Vote in Detail. Democrats Turn Fire on Smoot. Robinson Defends Debentures. Smoot States Tariff Stand. Robinson Points to Allen Speech. Glass Likens Debenture to Tariff.

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

High tariff stand criticized by Sen Harrison

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