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November 16, 1929

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Headlines from November 16, 1929

Text of Hoover's Announcement of Plan For National Conference on Business Aid

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.--The announcement by President Hoover of his call for a conference of business and governmental agencies to maintain business progress reads as follows:

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GOOD HAS RELAPSE; HOOVER GOES TO HIM; Disquieting Night Bulletin Sends President in Hurry to His Friend's Bedside. ALONE WITH HIM A MOMENT He Departs Deeply Affected-- Friends Now Fear Secretary --Is Near Death. Consultation Is Held. Peritonitis Spreads.

By Special to The New York Times

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Smoot and Simmons Wax Hot In Discussion of Bean Tariff

By Special to The New York Times

Clashes with Sen Smoot on bean rates

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FRENCH CHIEFS BALK AT BLIND APPROVAL OF NAVY CUT PLANS; Tardieu and Briand Are Firm Against Changing Program to Fit Anglo-American Course. FOR END OF BATTLESHIPS But Refuse to Agree to Proposed Ratio for Cruisers and Will Not Give Up Submarines. SKEPTICAL OF OUR AIMS Statement Accompanying Invitation Is Regarded as Pious Gesture, Impossible of Execution. Regard Conference as Political. Say Others Don't Need Them. FRENCH CHIEFS BALK AT NAVY CUT PLANS Urge Measure for Naval Needs. Opposed to Inviting Others.

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

Views on coming 5-Power naval parley

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WOMAN AIDS STATE IN ROTHSTEIN CASE; Hotel Guest Is Said to Have Seen Wounded Gambler on McManus's Threshold. COMES HERE FROM SOUTH New Witness Is Reported to Have Been Awakened by the "Commotion" of Killing. Heard "Commotion" in Hall. WOMAN AIDS STATE IN ROTHSTEIN CASE Banton Silent on New Witness. Entered Case a Week Ago. Witness Is a Business Woman.

By Unknown Author

State finds new witness, Mrs M A Putnam

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Notable Births

1929Peter Boizot, English businessman (died 2018)^[†]

Peter James Boizot MBE was an English entrepreneur, restaurateur, politician, art collector and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of PizzaExpress.