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February 12, 1930

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CARLISLE GIVES AID TO POWER PROJECT; At Albany Hearing on Bill He Offers Cooperation of the Niagara-Hudson Group. STRESSES AIM TO CUT COST Accord in Principle by Hart for Economic Body Expected to Speed Measure to Governor. Hart Seeks Parity for Plans. CARLISLE GIVES AID TO POWER PROJECT Governor for "Lowest Rate" Clause Speech by Carlisle. Must Sell Most to Industries.

By W. A. Warn. Special To the New York Times

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BRITISH UPSET PLAN FOR NEW BATTLESHIP; Americans Now Find Popular and Official Opposition to Building During Holiday Extension. SECRECY AROUSES TARDIEU French Premier Asks Explanation of MacDonald When Stimson Fails to Tell of Accord. American Statement Is Issue. BRITISH UPSET PLAN FOR NEW BATTLESHIP Omission Arouses Tardieu.

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

Angry over U S secrecy about new battleship; willing to delay French building

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CAMPBELL NOW ACTS TO ARREST DRINKERS; RAIDS SECOND HOTEL; Warns of Possessing Liquor in Public Places--Says Sale of "Accessories" Must Cease. 9 SEIZED IN CORNISH ARMS Padlock for Hostelry Will Be Sought--Agents Also Take 11 at Cavanagh's Restaurant. Must Not Serve Accessories. CAMPBELL NOW ACTS TO ARREST DRINKERS Twenty Arrests Made. Says Employee Were Warned.

By Unknown Author

Prohibition raid

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Stimson Declares Definite Agreement Is Reached Banning Submarine Warfare on Merchant Ships

By L. C. Speers. Special Cable To the New York Times

submarine warfare on merchant ships said to be banned

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Coolidge District Elects Wet Democrat To Congress, First Time in Its History

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Notable Births

1930John Doyle, Irish hurler and politician (died 2010)^[†]

John Doyle was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back at senior level for the Tipperary county team.

1930Arlen Specter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)^[†]

Arlen Specter was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he was the longest-serving senator from Pennsylvania, having represented the state for 30 years.