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December 8, 1929

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VARE TO RUN AGAIN FOR SENATE, HE SAYS ON WELCOME HOME; Will Enter Pennsylvania Primary in May to Win Seat Just Denied Him. "CANDIDATE TO THE FINISH" He Gives Out Pugnacious Statement as Throngs Hail Himat Philadelphia Station. SHARP PARTY FIGHT LOOMSFisher, Delaying Appointment, Seeks Man, Possibly Grundy, WhoWill Stay in Race. Sees State With Him. Governor Fisher Silent. VARE TO RUN AGAIN FOR SENATE, HE SAYS Vare in Good Spirits.

By Special to The New York Times

Says he will enter primary for renomination

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Notable Births

Victor Nosach

1929Victor Nosach, chronicler of the history of workers and trade union of Russia (died 2011)[†]

Victor Ivanovich Nosach was a Soviet and Russian historian, Doctor of Historian Sciences, Member of the Academy of Humanitarian Sciences, Honored Scientist of Russian Federation.

Notable Deaths

José Vicente Concha

1929José Vicente Concha, Colombian politician and 8th President of Colombia (born 1867)[†]

José Vicente Concha Ferreira was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918. He was also a noted member of the Colombian Conservative Party.