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July 2, 1930

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M'CAMPBELL MAKES 7 RAIDS, OPENING DRIVE TO DRY CITY; HOUSE INQUIRY HERE URGED; NEW HEAD TO HUNT SOURCES But Cannot End 30,000 Speakeasies in Day, He Cautions.' GETS $30,000 IN LIQUOR 2 Trucks Taken, 13 Arrested --Policeman Makes Day's Biggest Seizure. WALKER COOL ON CITY AID Repeats That Police Cases Are Ignored--Mulrooney Plans No Change in Policy. $30,000 Beer and Wine Seized. Hands Free, Says New Chief. Make Raid in Yonkers. Moss Takes Office. IGNORE CAMPBELL CHARGES. Political Leaders Unwilling to Comment--Statement Minimized.

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On cooperation of police with Fed authorities

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NEW VETERANS BILL RAISING HOUSE RATE PASSED BY SENATE; Measure Carries Awards Equal to Spanish War Pensions Granted Over Veto. $58,000,000 IN FIRST YEAR Coalition Substitutes Increased Maximum of $60 a Month on Vote of 37 to 26. ANOTHER VETO IS HINTED Conferees Will Meet Today--Delay in the Adjournment of Congress Is Seen. Ignore Hoover's Objection. NEW VETERANS BILL PASSED BY SENATE The Vote on Rates in Detail. La Follette Speaks for Bill. Norris Criticizes Haste.

By Special to The New York Times

Sen passes bill with Walsh-Connally amendment substituting Spanish-Amer War veterans' bill rates for Johnson rates; debate on bill; Hoover veto expected

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Notable Births

Ahmad Jamal

1930Ahmad Jamal, American jazz musician (died 2023)[†]

Ahmad Jamal was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master and won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for his contributions to music history.

Carlos Menem

1930Carlos Menem, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina (died 2021)[†]

Carlos Saúl Menem was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina for ten years, from 1989 to 1999. He identified as Peronist, serving as President of the Justicialist Party for 13 years, and his political approach became known as Menemism.