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August 8, 1930

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Notable Births

1930Terry Nation, Welsh-American author and screenwriter (died 1997)^[†]

Terence Joseph Nation was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. Especially known for his work in British television science fiction, he created the Daleks and Davros for Doctor Who, as well as the series Survivors and Blake's 7.

1930Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)^[†]

Jerry Tarkanian was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for 31 seasons over five decades at three schools. He spent the majority of his career coaching with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, leading them four times to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, winning the national championship in 1990. Tarkanian revolutionized the college game at UNLV, utilizing a pressing defense to fuel its fast-paced offense. Overall, he won over 700 games in his college coaching career, only twice failing to win 20 games, while never having a losing season. Tarkanian was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

Notable Deaths

1930Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (born 1874)^[†]

Launceston Elliot was a British weightlifter, and the first athlete representing the United Kingdom to become an Olympic champion.

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Headlines from August 8, 1930

5TH AV. BUS COMPANY ASKS 19 NEW ROUTES; Principal Longitudinal Lines Proposed Are on Seventh and Park Avenues. EXTENSIONS ALSO SOUGHT Application, Including Nine Lines Previously Asked, Filed With Estimate Board. Route on Seventh Avenue. 5TH AV. BUS LINE ASKS 19 NEW ROUTES The New Routes.

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Applies to Estimate Bd for franchise on 19 new routes

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Five Are Dead and Fourteen Missing in Flood As Cloudburst Hits Border Town of Nogales

By Special to The New York Times

5 dead, 14 missing in cloudburst at Nogales, Sonora

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2 POLICEMEN SHOT, THUG SLAIN IN FIGHT; Porto Rican, Seized in Hold-Up, Fires on Patrolman and Detective in Station. POLICE KILL HIM ON SPOT Bullets From a Dozen Revolvers Riddle His Body in Fingerprint Room at Highbridge. Prisoner Snatches Pistol. Police Pursue Robbers.

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Detective, shot in police station by prisoner, R Hernandez, kills him

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Shaw Finally Allows Play to Be a Talkie; 'Poor Old Theatre Is Done For,' He Remarks

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G B Shaw signs contract to allow plays to be made into sound films

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Georgians Offer Free Pastures For Cattle of Drought Areas

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Landowners in Macon area, Ga, offer free pastures for cattle of drought areas

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Indiana Mob of 10,000 Lynches Two Negroes; Beats Wrong Man as Third Alleged Killer

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Mob lynches 2 Negroes for murder of C Deeter and attack on girl

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MILK PRICE UP 1 CENT IN CITY ON MONDAY; DROUGHT IS BLAMED; Borden Head Says Rise is the Result of Increase Asked by Wholesale Producers. OFFICIAL DENIES SHORTAGE Wynne Aide Says Survey Shows Adequate Supply for at Least Two Weeks More. WOULD EXTEND FARM AREA Dairymen Insist Supply Is Cut 11% and Lack of Feed Will Curtail It Further. Insists Supply Is Adequate. MILK PRICE UP 1 CENT IN CITY ON MONDAY Plans to Extend Milk Area.

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Increases price of milk in N Y C

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Son of William Allen White Wins Nomination in Kansas

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Wins Repub nomination for repr in Kan Legis

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HEAT WAVE CHECKED AFTER FIVE MORE DIE; Temperature of 86 Here at Noon Driven Down Sharply by Cooling Breeze. SIX PERSONS PROSTRATED Nearby Towns Act to Conserve Water Supply--Fires Damage Dry Woodland. 95 Degrees In Philadelphia. HEAT WAVE CHECKED AFTER FIVE MORE DIE Forest Fire Routes Fifty Families.

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Temperature drops quickly after hitting 86 at noon; 5 die; 6 prostrated

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HOOVER MOBILIZES CREDIT FACILITIES FOR DROUGHT AREAS; Farm Board Plans to Supply Feed to Stricken Farmers on Long-Time Notes. CHECK OF DAMAGE BEGUN Hyde Starts Canvass of All Affected Counties After Conferring With President. DROUGHT IS UNABATED Army Tank Wagons Help Kentuckians--Midwest Still Arid andCrop Losses Mount. Drought Remains Unbroken. Statement of the Farm Board. HOOVER MOBILIZES DROUGHT RELIEF Grain Men at Conference. Predicts Wheat Stock Feeding. Districts Near Capital Parched. Offers Gift of Feed Molasses.

By Special to The New York Times

Shortage predicted by S A Wertheim

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HUSTON, DEFIANT, YIELDS PARTY REINS TO FESS AND LUCAS; Retiring Chairman's Written but Unspoken Valedictory Turns on Party Chiefs. PERSECUTED,' HE DECLARES Calling Himself 'Target' of Fire Against Administration, He Asserts He Is Vindicated. NEW OFFICERS PERMANENT Night Session Paves Way for Lucas to Be 'Executive Director,' Aiding Fess in Republican Campaign. Huston Chides Party Leaders. Huston's Valedictory as Chairman. HUSTON, DEFIANT, YIELDS PARTY REINS Declares All Changes "Refuted." Would "Impose No Burdens." Fess Predicts Party Victory. Luncheon at the White House. Shift in Program to Get Unity. Fess Devises New Title for Lucas.

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Por with R H Lucas

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MAYOR'S $228,000,000 PRICE FOR B.M.T. BRINGS DEADLOCK; $160,000,000 URGED BY BOARD; ROAD ASKS $274,000,000 Untermyer, Godley and Lockwood Stand Firmly for Lower Figure. FULLEN'S VIEW IN DOUBT But His Price is Understood to Be $10,000,000 From That of Walker and Delaney. CONFERENCE BREAKS UP Split Blocks Purchase Plan-- McKee Not at Meeting, Which Adjourns Without Date. Delaney Sets $228,000,000. McKee Not at Meetings.

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Split blocks the purchase plan; meeting adjourns; Chmn Delaney, supported by Mayor, sets tentative price at $228,000,000; S Untermyer, C C Lockwood and L G Godley favor lower price

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