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July 7, 1929

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CLEVELAND FLIERS TELL STORY OF WEEK IN THE AIR TO WIN ENDORANCE RECORD; STORM WAS FIERCEST TEST Only 'Mitch' Could Keep Ship Right Side Up, Says Newcomb: DRIVEN LOW BY THE FOG Pair Had So Much Food They Dropped Some to Fish in Lake. FORCED DOWN BY WEARINESS Decided to Be Satisfied With Beating Record--Shook Hands When Flares Gave Notice. Objective Was 200 Hours. Mitchell Pilot in Storm Resistance Was "Shot." Newcomb at Refueling Post. Air Rough the First Night. Refueling in Storm. Refueling Crew Saved Record. Log Kept by Pilots. Hear All Rivals Are Down. Oil Befogs Windshield. Fog Closes In on Them. Wearied by Short Circles. Refueling Relieves Tension. Sleep and Fly at Same Time. Hear of Robey's Death. Not a Cross Word Exchanged Wind Blows 100 Miles an Hour. Both Tired and Nervous Decide Not to Go On. Kissed a Thousand Times. FLIERS MAY GET $25,000, Cleveland to Honor Newcomb and Mitchell for Feat. Robbine aad Helly pleased. CALIFORNIANS UP 100 HOURS. "Hope to Keep On for Another Week," Say Endurance Fliers. Talk on Radio of 300-Hour Flight.

By Unknown Author

"Contact," notes on aviation

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POINCARE FORCES BAR ON RESERVATION IN DEBT BILL TEXT; Government Hopes Firm Stand Will Rally Support, but Cabinet May Fall. RISK OF SNAP VOTE LOOMS Only Chance of Success Is Said to Be a Spontaneous Union of All Parties to Avert Reproach. HAS TO FIGHT COMMISSIONS Premier's Battle With Them to Reopen Tuesday--Reservations Outside the Text Acceptable. Premier's Warning Unheeded. Lest Urges Free Rhine. Temps Stresses Security. BARS RESERVATIONS IN DEBT BILL TEXT Moderates Back Premier.

By P. J. Philip. Special To the New York Times

Poincare forces bar on reservation in debt bill text; only chance of success is said to be spontaneous union of all parties; Left urges free Rhine; press comments bitter

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Notable Births

1929Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (died 2005)[†]

Hasan Abidi was a Pakistani journalist, writer, political activist and an Urdu language poet.

Sergio Romano (writer)

1929Sergio Romano, Italian writer, journalist, and historian[†]

Sergio Romano is an Italian diplomat, writer, journalist, and historian. He is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera. Romano is also a former Italian ambassador to Moscow.