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August 1, 1929

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ABOLITION OF BATTLESHIPS LIKELY TO BE SUGGESTED AT 5-POWER NAVY PARLEY; LIMITATION PLAN CERTAIN Washington and London Agree to Talk Cuts in Capital Ships. FEW BIG VESSELS REMAIN Only America, Britain and Japan Have Warships Which Present Arms Problem. CHANGED BY PEACE PACT Kellogg Anti-War Treaty Gives New Status to Craft Intended for Offensive. No Battleship Building. Arguments Against Battleships. Dawes Calls on MacDonald.

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

Treaty gives new status to ships intended for offensive

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FLIERS TELL OF THE PERILS AND STRAIN OF LIFE IN AIR SETTING ENDURANCE RECORD; RECOUNT 17 DAYS IN AIR Jackson and O'Brine Say 'Team Work' in Tasks Kept Them Aloft. FIXING MOTOR HAZARDOUS They Feared Forced Descent on July 20 When Jackson Burned His Hands. SLEPT ATOP GASOLINE TANK First 100 of 420 Hours Hardest, --Confidence in Plane Eased Flying in Bad Weather. Went Up to 2,500 Feet at First. FLIERS TELL STORY OF LONG TRIP IN AIR Ship and Motor Steady." First Contact a Success. Jackson Checks the Motor. First Trouble Encountered. Finds Wire Ground. Settle Down to Routine. Told to Stay Near Field.

By Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine, Holders of the Latest World'S Air Endurance Record. Copyright 1929, By the New York Times Company and the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. Special To the New York Times

ST. LOUIS, July 31.--We felt like the Robin had landed on another planet after flying around seventeen and a half days up there. We had been away from earth so long everything was strange to us.

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Notable Births

Leila Abashidze

1929Leila Abashidze, Georgian actress (died 2018)[†]

Leila Abashidze was a Georgian actress, director and writer. She was Meritorious Artist of Georgia, People's Artist of Georgia, a recipient of Order of the Red Banner of Labour, as well as of awards of European and Asian film festivals, and has her own honorary star in front of Rustaveli cinema on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, Georgia. During her career she was widely considered as the "Mary Pickford of the USSR". She is one of the most popular Georgian and Soviet actresses.

Hafizullah Amin

1929Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1979)[†]

Hafizullah Amin was an Afghan communist head of state, who served in that position for a little over three months, from September 1979 until his assassination. He organized the Saur Revolution of 1978 and co-founded the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA), ruling Afghanistan as General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party.

Ann Calvello

1929Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer (died 2006)[†]

Ann Theresa Calvello was an American athlete and notable personality in the sport of roller derby.

Notable Deaths

Syd Gregory

1929Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (born 1870)[†]

Sydney Edward Gregory, sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. At the time of his retirement, he had played a world-record 58 Test matches during a career spanning 1890 to 1912. A right-handed batsman, he was also a renowned fielder, particularly at cover point.