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July 26, 1929

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POPE LEAVES THE VATICAN FOR FIRST TIME IN 59 YEARS; 300,000 VIEW PROCESSION; GOES TO BORDER OF STATE Pontiff Is Carried Aloft in Midst of Brilliant Array of Court. 400 CHURCH BELLS RING Cheers of Multitude Continue as March Progresses, Till All Kneel for Benediction. MANY OVERCOME IN HEAT Temperature Near 100 in Huge St. Peter's Piazza, Where the Crowds Waited Hours. Borne High Above Throng. Imparts Apostolic Benediction. No Room for More Spectators. Crowds Come Early to Piazza. Officials in Bright Garb.

By Arnaldo Cortesi. Wireless To the New York Times

300,000 view ceremony; illus; por

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NAVY HALT ELATES BRITAIN; HOOVER'S MOVE APPLAUDED; PARIS WEIGHS HER POSITION; MACDONALD GAINS SUPPORT Our Concession Helps to Disarm Opponents of Premier's Plan. BUT DIFFICULTIES REMAIN Big Navy Men Will Insist on Real Parity of Sea Power With the United States. FRENCH LAUD JOINT ACTION But Insist They Have Special Needs Outside of AngloAmerican Proposals. Some Still Want Larger Navy. MacDonald Has a Fight Ahead. PRAISE HOOVER MOVE FOR HALT IN NAVIES Wish for Reduction Stressed. Paris Views Differ on Guns in Navies. Germany Hails American Navy Halt.

By Edwin L. James. Wireless To the New York Times

Armament Limitation negotiations

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Notable Births

1929Marc Lalonde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice (died 2023)[†]

Marc Lalonde was a Canadian politician who served as a cabinet minister, political staffer and lawyer. A lifelong member of the Liberal Party, he is best known for having served in various positions of government from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, including serving as the Minister of Finance.

Alexis Weissenberg

1929Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (died 2012)[†]

Alexis Sigismund Weissenberg was a Bulgarian-born French pianist.