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August 2, 1930

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CHINESE REDS NOW DRIVE ON HANKOW; Thousands Sweep Down From Smoldering Changsha, While Natives Flee in Terror. MARTIAL LAW IN NANKING Japanese Marines and Gunboats Sent to Hankow--Admiral Craven on Way There. Reds Advance on Hankow. Shanghai Attack Blocked. CHINESE REDS NOW DRIVE ON HANKOW American Gunboat Goes to Aid. Martial Law in the Capital.

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Amer gunboat leaves Shanghai to aid defense of Central China; 5 Amer sailors reptd not seriously wounded

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PROVIDENCE YOUTH WINS EDISON AWARD; A.O. Williams, Descendant of Rhode Island Founder, Leads by Wide Margin. NINE GET HONOR PLACES Inventor Declares Candidates Are Better Than College Men --Rivals Hail Victor. Won by a Wide Margin. Nine Get Honorable Mention. PROVIDENCE, R.I., BOY WINS EDISON AWARD Stage Lighting a Hobby. Warned on Answering. Inventor Inspects Movie Truck. Dr. McMaster Puts Queries. Says He'd Never Dig Hole. Lauds Outstanding Victory. Miss Mayor's Reception.

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Wins T A Edison scholarship

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Notable Births

Vali Myers

1930Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (died 2003)[†]

Vali Myers was an Australian artist, dancer, bohemian and muse whose coverage by the media was mostly in 1950s and 1960s in Europe and the United States.