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November 27, 1929

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M'MANUS JURYMAN CLEARED OF 'TALKING,' FACES A NEW TANGLE; N.B. Smith Revealed as Victim of a Shooting in 1928 and as Accuser of Young Man. YOUTH LATER ACQUITTED Court Expresses Confidence in Juror After He Complains of Imputed Irregularity. TRIAL AGAIN UNDER WAY Juror to Replace Riker, Excused for Illness, Quickly Chosen and Reading of Testimony Starts. Smith Shot in 1928. Changed Plea, Acquitted. NEW JUROR PICKED FOR M'MANUS TRIAL Court Warns Reporters. Picking of Juror Begun. Was Friend of Rothstein. Jury Resworn, Testimony Read.

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N B Smith, juror, cleared of imputation of having been derelict in duty as juror but implicated in 1928 shooting; substitute juror for Riker chosen

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STATE POLITICIANS NAMED AS SHARING IN BASEBALL POOL; Payments for Protection Were "Split Five Ways" by Albany Group, Buchanan Says. "ED CORNING" ON HIS LIST Former Lieutenant Governor Says It's Untrue if It Means Him. 1927 RECEIPTS $4,000,000 O'Connell Brothers and J.J. Otto Were Others Who Got Money, Witness Asserts. Tells of Division of Money. Says He Asked $1,000 a Week. STATE POLITICIANS IN BASEBALL POOL Tells of Dissatisfaction. 'NO TRUTH IN IT,' SAYS CORNING Former Lieutenant Governor Calls Charge 'Unworthy of Comment.'

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W F Buchanan testifies that Otto, E O'Connell, D P O'Connell and E Corning shared in pool

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PRESIDENT SUMMONS HEADS OF UTILITIES TO MEET HIM TODAY; Changes Plan and Will Hold Conference to Hear Views on Expansion Projects. YOUNG HEADS LIST OF 31 Group Will Represent Leading Gas, Electric and Street Railway Companies of Nation.MORE GOVERNORS REPORTAfter Today Committee of BusinessChieftains Will Take Over Continuing Hoover Program. More Responses From Governors. Factors Encouraging the President. The Public Utility Conferees. Indiana Farmers Vote Support.

By Richard V. Oulahan. Special To the New York Times

Economic and industrial confs

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Notable Births

Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)

1929Alan Simpson, English screenwriter and producer (died 2017)[†]

Alan Francis Simpson was an English scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).