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August 11, 1930

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HOOVER PERFECTS PLANS FOR DROUGHT RELIEF BODY; STATES TO NAME MEMBERS; GOVERNMENT TO COOPERATE Twelve-Man Board Will Handle Relief for All Sections. CONFERENCE IS NEXT STEP President Will Lay Program Before the Governors on Thursday. PASSES BIRTHDAY QUIETLY. President Rests After Camp Conferences--Democrat Criticizes His Relief Program. Awaits Thursday Conference. Reassured by Reports. To Resume Conference Today. Railroads to Ask Instructions. Greenwood Criticizes Program. SEES DROUGHT AS DISASTER. Gov. Gardner Describes Situation in North Carolina. Boston Ships Food to West

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Hoover perfects plans for organization of relief body

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DR. BUTLER PREDICTS STATE REPUBLICANS WILL ADOPT REPEAL; With Democrats Taking Same Stand, He Says Prohibition Will Be Removed as Issue. SEES CONVENTION VICTORY Estimates That 60 or 70 Per Cent of Delegates Will Favor a Wet Declaration. DECRIES PUSSY-FOOTING Declares Bell Has Rung on the Hypocritical and Time-Serving Candidate. Dooms the Pussy-Footer. For Fundamental Principles. BUTLER PREDICTS STATE WET PLANK

By Unknown Author

Predicts that State Convention will adopt repeal declaration

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BREEZE COOLS CITY; HAIL INJURES CROPS; Storm Hits Long Island Truck Farms--Rain Brings Scant Relief in Mid-West. 6 DROWNED, 8 AUTO DEATHS Maximum Here 83, Lowest in Ten Days, With Prospect of More Comfort Today. Six Drownings Near New York BREEZE COOLS CITY; HAIL HARMS CROPS List of Drowning Victims. Mother of Ten Dies in Surf. HEAT WAVE ROUTED IN NORTH High Pressure Areas Lower Temperature, but South Still Suffers. BREAK IN DROUGHT FORECAST. Mid-West Gets Relief From Heat, With Rain at St. Louis.

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Cool breeze; mercury averages 78

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