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July 30, 1929

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FLIERS UP 400 HOURS; TWO RIVALS KILLED; St. Louis Pair Sail On as Two Minnesota Pilots Crash on Seventh Day. HAUGLAND SHIP SIDESLIPS George Lambert, Son of Observer at St. Louis, and NewYorker Die in Crack-Up. Six Days Beyond Old Record. Circle Low Over Field. FLIERS UP 400 HOURS; TWO RIVALS KILLED

By Special to The New York Times

ST. LOUIS. Mo., July 29.--Despite two slipping cylinders in their motor, and undaunted by the tragic death of their two Minnesota rivals, the St. Louis endurance fliers stuck to their task tonight. Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine, in their St. Louis Robin, had passed their 400th hour in the air at 11:17 P.M. (1:17 A.M. New York time) and continued to circle municipal airport, high in the sky.

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ADMIRALTY JOINS LONDON NAVY TALK; PROGRESS IS MADE; MacDonald Tells of Advance After Hour's Conference With Dawes and Gibson. PARITY PROBLEM TAKEN UP British-American Parley for the First Time Reaches the Most Difficult Problem of Fleets. ENVOY REPORTS AT ONCE Further Meeting Possible Before Premier Leaves Thursday for Holiday in Scotland. Another Meeting Llkely Soon. Our Old Cruisers a Problem. ADMIRALITY JOINS LONDON NAVY TALK Actual Parity Is Demanded.

By Edwin L. James. Special Cable To the New York Times

MacDonald tells of advance, in conf with Dawes and Gibson; fleets discussed; Dawes repts to Wash

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GOVERNOR LAYS PRISON RIOTS TO RIGOR OF BAUMES LAWS; ACTS TO STOP OUTBREAKS; ROOSEVELT SPURS KIEB Calls for Facts After Report of Inability to Prevent Rebellion.CHEERED AT DANNEMORA Executive Tells of Plans to EndOvercrowding and Restudy Penal Law. AUBURN STILL IN FERMENT Revolt Stamped Out, ConvictsRage in Cells--Stiffer Discipline to Be Imposed. Governor Not Fully Satisfied. Steps to Check Outbreaks. For More Study of Penal Law. Seeks Mobile Militia Unit. Kieb Explains Conditions. Action Upon Dr. Kieb's Report. Unrest Over Law Stringency. Brewing of Dannemora Uprising. Commends Handling of Outbreak. Capital Funds for Rebuilding. CONVICTS CONTINUE NOISE. Greet Warden Jennings With Shrieks and Curses. Four Found in Hiding. Prison Regulations Tightened. Tension Followed Clinton Outbreak Text of Warden's Statement. SING SING ASKS PATROL BOAT. Armored Craft Would Guard River Front--Prison Ready to Nip Riot. Great Meadow Expects No Trouble.

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Orders R F C Kieb to investigate conditions of prisons; announces steps to prevent recurrence of outbreaks

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Notable Births

Sid and Marty Krofft

1929Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer[†]

Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft, known as The Krofft Brothers and born as Cydus and Moshopopoulos Yolas, were a Canadian sibling team of television creators, writers and puppeteers. Through their production company, Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures, they made numerous children's television and variety show programs in the U.S., particularly in the 1970s, including H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. Their fantasy programs often featured large-headed puppets, high-concept plots, and extensive use of low-budget special effects.