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August 14, 1929

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SNOWDEN TELLS HIS TERMS, DROPS THREATS AT HAGUE; FRENCH EXPERTS NOW BALK; FOUR DEMANDS ARE MADE Britain Asks Revisions in Debt Plan and Coal Guarantee by Italy. DROPS $1,000,000,000 ISSUE Delegation No Longer Calls for Sum Paid America Above That Received From Debtors. BRIAND IN NEW DIFFICULTY Experts Threaten to Withdraw From Young Report if France Must Make Sole Sacrifice. Snowden Shifts on One Item. Snowden's Price for Accord. Sum Difficult to Find. Parley Still in Danger.

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

Snowden drops demand that Gt Britain get back sum paid U S over sum received from Brit debtors; more money, fewer payments in kind and regular coal purchase by Italy sought by Gt Britain; Briand threatened with withdrawal of French experts if France makes sole sacrifice

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RUSSIA FORMS ARMY ON BORDER OF CHINA; HEARS OF INVASION; General V.C. Bluecher, Once Nanking's Adviser, Named Commander in Siberia. "WHITE" RAID REPORTED Reds Declared Killed on Soil of Russia--Nationalists Confirm Three Clashes. SOVIET CAVALRY BLAMED Chinese Say They Penetrated Into Manchurian Territory--Village Reported Looted. Siberia Declared Invaded. RUSSIA FORMS ARMY ON BORDER OF CHINA Reports of Fighting Confirmed. Five Villagers Declared Drowned. Chinese Concession Reported.

By Walter Duranty. Wireless To the New York Times.by Hallett Abend. Special Cable To the New York Times

Sino-Russian dispute

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Notable Births

Giacomo Capuzzi

1929Giacomo Capuzzi, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi from 1989 to 2005 (died 2021).[†]

Giacomo Capuzzi was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi.

Dick Tiger

1929Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (died 1971)[†]

Richard Ihetu GCOI, professionally known as Dick Tiger was a Nigerian professional boxer who held the undisputed middleweight and light-heavyweight championships.