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May 28, 1930

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$800,000 JEWELRY IN VAULT RECOVERED BY NEW POLICE RAIDS; In Second Seizure in Two Days Detectives Get Rich Caches of Loot in Brooklyn. 'BROKER' HELD AS RECEIVER Says He Is Buyer and Some May Be Stolen--Quality of Jewels Amazes Experts. FIVE TAKEN IN HOTEL HELD Mystery Cloaks Package of Cash Thrown From Window, but $23,000 Is Found. Denies He Is Receiver. $800,000 JEWELRY IN VAULTS SEIZED Five Prisoners Held. Mystery About Package. Seek to Identify Pieces.

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$800,000 worth recovered from vaults; R C Nelson held on charge of receiving stolen property

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MOVES TO PROSECUTE VAUSE AND COLLINS; Crain Requests McAdoo to Take "Proper Action" on Alleged Free Trips to Europe. BUT MINIMIZES THE OFFENSE Says Supreme Court Justice Is His Friend and Sees Nothing "Morally Wrong" Involved. Three Trips Charged to Vause. MOVES TO PROSECUTE VAUSE AND COLLINS Crain Quotes the Law. Denied Knowing of Free Ticket.

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Crain initiates prosecution of Vause and W T Collins on charge of accepting free transportation to Eur from United Amer Lines while holding pub office

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TARIFF BILL IN JEOPARDY AS CURTIS RULING SENDS IT BACK TO CONFERENCE; FLEXIBLE CLAUSE AT STAKE Senator Barkley Upheld on Point That Conferees Inserted New Matter. OLD GUARD IN CONFUSION But Smoot Says Dispute Over President's Powers Will Be Adjusted Finally. HAILS BILL AS FARM BOON Hoover's Preference for House's Flexible Clause Revealed-- Against Lumber Duty. Ruling Takes Smoot by Surprise. Curtis Cites Conference. Has Accepted the Compromise. Statement by Hoover Predicted. Harrison Questions Smoot. Smoot Calls Bill a "Blessing." Holds Farmer Chief Gainer.

By Special to The New York Times

D H Morton attacks flexible clause

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TELEVISION PROVIDES EYE ENABLING FLIERS TO PENETRATE FOG; J.H. Hammond Jr. Invents Device Allowing Pilots to See Landing Fields Through Murk. SCREEN LOCATED IN PLANE Aviator Watches His Own Craft Avoid Obstacles Revealed byExact Picture of Spot.TO "TELEVISE" SEA BATTLEInventor Predicts Planes Will SignalPositions of Fleets to Submarines Under Water. Sees Position of Plane. TURNS TELEVISION INTO EYE FOR FLIER Records Wind Direction.

By Orrin E. Dunlap Jr. Special To the New York Times

Television for aviators

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Notable Births

Edward Seaga

1930Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2019)[†]

Edward Philip George Seaga was a Jamaican politician and record producer. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980, and again from 1989 until January 2005.

Notable Deaths

Frank Cowper

1930Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (born 1849)[†]

Frank Cowper was an English single-handed yachtsman, explorer, author, illustrator, artist, and journalist who was influential in popularizing single-handed cruising. He has been credited as "the forefather of modern cruising", following the publication of his five books, Sailing Tours, describing his circumnavigation of the British Isles, the East coast of Ireland, and the French coast of Brittany in a converted 29-ton, 48-foot Dover Fishing boat named Lady Harvey. In a review of the last of his sailing books published in the year of his passing, recognition of his achievements during and after his eventful life are summarized with the following accolades. His books "laid the foundation" of the pilot guides used by yachtsmen today.