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July 14, 1930

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LOST FLIERS SUFFER FOR DAYS IN JUNGLE; ONE LEFT NEAR DEATH; Burmese Party Hunts Hook as Matthews Tells of Seven-Day Struggle Down Mountains. BOTH WERE HURT IN CRASH Came Down in Flooded Malarial Region Amid Beasts of Prey-- Had Little Food, No Water. MATTHEWS CARRIED MATE Pushed On Alone to Get Aid Only When Hook, Growing Weaker, Urged Him to Do So. Matthews Tells of Hardships. LOST FLIERS SUFFER FOR DAYS IN JUNGLE Had Little Food. MRS. HOOK IS CONFIDENT. Says She Is Sure Flier Husband Will Be Rescued.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Searching parties leave to hunt for Hook; Matthews describes their hardships; Mrs Hook confident of rescue

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STANDARD OIL UNITES BIG REFINERS TO USE NEW FUEL PROCESS; New Jersey Company Joins With 16 Others Representing 80% of Nation's Gasoline Output. ON A BASIS OF ROYALTIES Vacuum, Cities Service and Texas Corporations in New Patents Concern. MORE RESEARCH PLANNED Policy of the New Group "Will Be Dictated by Interests of the Industry Generally." Policy to Aid Industry. UNITES OIL REFINERS ON FUEL PROCESS To Keep Up Investigations.

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Standard Oil Co of N J brings oil cos representing 80% of refining compacity of U S into assn in 1 co, to control new hydrogenation process to yield more gasoline

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Notable Births

Polly Bergen

1930Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (died 2014)[ā€ ]

Polly Bergen was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur.

1930BenoĆ®t Sinzogan, Beninese military officer and politician (died 2021)[ā€ ]

BenoƮt Sinzogan was a Beninese military officer and politician, best known for leading his country's gendarmerie in the late 1960s. He was a member of the Fon ethnic group, which dominated the Beninese army from 1965 to 1967. After Maurice KouandƩtƩ usurped the presidency on December 17, Sinzogan was placed under house arrest until December 19. That day, Sinzogan was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, his first political post, which he held until July 1968. He was a member of the Military Directorate, which ruled Dahomey from 1969 to 1970. Academic Samuel Decalo described the man as "too timid to mount a coup" during the 1960s and 1970s, being "one of Dahomey's few senior officers not to attempt to."