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February 19, 1930

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BYRD'S SHIP REACHES BASE, BEGINS LOADING AT ONCE FOR START HOME TODAY; ARRIVES 2:16 A.M. OUR TIME City of New York Ties Up to Ice Amid Cheers of Waiting Expedition. SLEDGING TO DOCK FINISHED Farewell Message Is Sent From Little America's Radio Station and It Is Dismantled. PACK 100,000 FEET OF FILM Men Solder It in Tin Boxes as Protection Against the Rough Voyage Back Through Ice. Last Message From the Camp. LITTLE AMERICA, Ice Encountered During Day. Forty-four Days on Way to Base.

By Russell Owen

City of N Y reaches Little Amer; loading starts immediately; message of thanks from R E Byrd to A S Ochs for radio station; map of route of City of N Y (R Owen)

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HOOVER ASKS SPEED ON THE TARIFF BILL AS AID TO BUSINESS; Watson, After White House Breakfast Conference, Pleads With Senate for Action. HARRISON CHIDES LEADER Garner Assails Lack of Majority Initiative, Aiming Criticism at the President. BARNES SEES SLUMP ENDED Meanwhile the Tariff Discussion Proceeds in the Usual Fashion in the Upper House. Swift Reaction to Tilson. President Abandons Statement. HOOVER ASKS SPEED ON TARIFF BILL Effect on Business a Problem. Storm Breaks in Senate. Jabs at Majority Leadership. Denies Unnecessary Delay. Garner Hits Hoover Leadership.

By Special to The New York Times

Adjournment until Sen finishes tariff schedules considered

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HOOVER'S AID ASKED TO PROTECT RELIGION FROM SOVIET ATTACK; American Committee on Rights Wants Recognition Withheld Till Safeguards Are Fixed. LUTHERAN PRAYER DAY SET 81,000,000 Throughout World to Join in Supplication March 2 --National Body in Protest. JEWISH GROUP ALSO ACTS American Congress Pledges Help in Putting Down the "Unspeakable Repressions" in Russia. Lutherans Urged to Pray. Jewish Congress Protests. HOOVER'S AID ASKED TO PROTECT RELIGION Letter to President Hoover. See 'Primary Human Right.' Copies to Be Sent Abroad. Dr. Morehead's Message. Seek Strong Public Opinion. Represented in the council are:

By Unknown Author

Sends lr to Pres Hoover petitioning him to refuse to recognize Soviet Govt until religious persecutions cease; text; Pres may refuse to receive lr as it was published before he received it

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Notable Births

John Frankenheimer

1930John Frankenheimer, American director and producer (died 2002)[†]

John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, Grand Prix, French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Ronin (1998) and Reindeer Games (2000).

K. Viswanath

1930K. Viswanath, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)[†]

Kasinadhuni Viswanath was an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. One of the greatest auteurs of Indian cinema, he received international recognition for his works, and is known for blending parallel cinema with mainstream cinema. He was honoured with the "Prize of the Public" at the "Besançon Film Festival of France" in 1981. In 1992, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and the civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts. In 2016, he was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema. He is popularly known as "Kalatapasvi."