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January 18, 1930

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PAIR TALK FOR THREE HOURS; Reticence on Both Sides Indicates Delicacy of Their Conversation. ISSUE OF CRUISERS WANES Europeans Seem Determined to Eliminate Most Expensive Craft at Parley. KELLOGG PACT IS INVOLVED Advocates of Scrapping Huge Vessels Contend They Are Not for Defense. America Demands Battleships.

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

LONDON, Jan. 17.--Full of hope for complete success, the American delegation to the five-power naval conference reached London today. Guarding its counsel as it approaches the opening meeting, the American ...

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WRONG MAN KILLED, BOY, 10, SHOT IN CHASE; Bullet of Hold-Up Men Aimed at Barber Pursuing Them Hits Lad at Play in Brooklyn. NEIGHBORHOOD IN PANIC Policeman Arrives After Thugs Vanish, Acts on Girl's 'Clue' and Slays Man in Barrel. Cash and Jewelry Stolen. Thief Turns and Opens Fire. Girl Gives a "Clue." WRONG MAN KILLED, BOY SHOT IN CHASE

By Unknown Author

Shooting of R Leandri, erroneously killed by policeman who thought he was escaping robber, and arrest of R C Boukater may lead to discovery of Bklyn ring

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NON-PARTISAN PLAN TO ELECT JUDICIARY OFFERED AT ALBANY; The Citizens Union Sponsors Measure Filed in Legislature to Free Bench of Politics. PROMPTED BY SCANDALS Union, Declaring Vital Need for Change, Calls Most of New Judges Unfit. MAGISTRATES UNAFFECTED Proposal Would List Candidates, Designated by Petition, on Separate Section of Ballot. Magistrates Not Affected. NON-PARTISAN PLAN TO ELECT JUDICIARY Maximum Freedom Sought. Cites Loss of Able Jurists.

By Special to The New York Times

Sponsors bill to establish non-partisan judiciary system in N Y S

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Notable Births

Esther Coopersmith

1930Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (died 2024)[†]

Esther Lipsen Coopersmith was an American diplomat, philanthropist, political lobbyist, and a champion for women's equality. For over 70 years, she organized gatherings, from small dinners to grand formal ones, across the world. Her client list varied from politicians and visiting royals to academics and actors. In 2009, UNESCO named her a goodwill ambassador for "fostering intercultural dialogue".