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August 4, 1929

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Notable Births

1929Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1987)^[†]

Kishore Kumar was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern Indian music. Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. In 2013, Kumar was voted "The Most Popular Male Playback Singer" in a poll conducted by the Filmfare magazine.

1929Vellore G. Ramabhadran, Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India (died 2012)^[†]

Vellore G. Ramabhadran was a Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2004.

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Mrs. Britten Operated On Aboard Leviathan; Liner Stopped an Hour at Sea in Urgency

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Stopped 1 hr in mid-Atlantic while ship's surgeon operates on Mrs F A Britten

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NAVY MAKES PEACE WITH LOBSTERMEN; Century-Old Dispute Over Fishing Grounds Amicably Settled at Boston. WILL AVERT HEAVY LOSS Naval Vessels Will Avoid Lobster Pots by Following Routes Charted by Government.

By F. Lauriston Bullard. Editorial Correspondence of the New York Times

BOSTON, July 31.--A peace pact was concluded recently at the Charlestown Navy Yard which is expected to terminate a century of maritime warfare. The parties signatory are the lobstermen of Massachusetts, the Commonwealth itself and the Navy Department.

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HUSTON REVEALS SOME OF HIS REPLIES TO EDISON'S POSERS; Thinks He Solved All Technical Problems, Though 2 Answers Differed From Professors. SHUNS "KNOW-ALL" ROLE Believes Success Depends on "Ambition, the Will to Work, Education and Stamina." HE TALKS OVER THE RADIO Says He Blushed Himself Into Case of Sunburn--Professors Work on Questions.

By Unknown Author

W B Huston, Edison protege, says it requires ambition, will to work, educ and stamina

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THE YEARS AFTER VERSAILLES; Lord D'Abernon's Remarkable Diary Has Breadth and Frankness

By Gardner Harding

Por; reviews of his book, Versailles to Rapallo, 1320-1922; Diary of an Ambassador

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BUY $750,000 JERSEY LOTS.; Operating Syndicate, Acquires West Englewood Manor Lands.

By Unknown Author

Manor lots sold to operating syndicate for $750,000

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OPPOSE DEMOLITION OF 6TH AVENUE LINE; Merchants Stress Need of the Elevated Road Until Subway There Is Opened. INCREASE IN 1928 TRAFFIC President Mitchell of Central Association Shows Business Importance of Route.

By Unknown Author

Central Mercantile Assn adopts resolutions opposing demolition of 6th Av line until subway there is opened; G S Mitchell comments on importance of route

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