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July 30, 1930

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HOOVER OPPOSES BARRING SOVIET TRADE IN GENERAL; BAN ON CONVICT GOODS ONLY; DISCRIMINATION DISAVOWED Prison Products From Any Nation Would Be Turned Back. LOWMAN WARNS SHIPPERS Tells Them at Hearing on Pulpwood Our Tariff Law Must Be Observed. AMTORG JOINS IN PROTEST Treasury Aide Promises Quick Consideration and Ruling on All Points Raised. Trade Runs $100,000,000 Annually. Says Workers Receive Wages. Contracts Made a Year Ahead. British Shipping Men Represented.

By Special to The New York Times

Pres Hoover opposes barring trade in general; says prison-made goods from any nation would be turned back

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SMITH WILL START POLITICAL COMEBACK IN STATE CONVENTION; Conference With Roosevelt in Ten Days to Fix His Exact Role as Tammany Delegate. WILL AID FALL CAMPAIGN Ex-Governor to Make at Least One Speech for National Democratic Committee. NO HINT OF CANDIDACY IN '32 Would Not Run Unless Wet Sentiment Gained, Say Friends, and Then Only if Roosevelt Lost Out. Still Leader of Party. See Support Strengthened. SMITH WILL START POLITICAL COMEBACK Probable Content of Dry Plank.

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A E Smith expected to take active part in convention

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Notable Deaths

Joan Gamper

1930Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer and businessman, founded FC Barcelona (born 1877)[†]

Hans Max Gamper-Haessig, commonly known as Joan Gamper, was a Swiss-born football executive and versatile athlete. He founded football clubs in Switzerland and Spain, most notably Barcelona and Zürich.

Historical Events

Montevideo

1930In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup by beating Argentina.[†]

Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 in an area of 201 square kilometers (78 sq mi). Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.