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August 22, 1930

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DECLINE IN REVENUE ENDS HOPE TO KEEP TEMPORARY TAX CUT; High Treasury Officials Point to $64,261,211 Drop in Fifty Days, July 1 to Aug. 19. CUSTOMS OFF $40,000,000 World Slump Is Blamed, but Experts See Tariff Effect-- Debt Up $4,485,903. NET "LOSS" IS $93,754,084 Mellon Is Silent Pending Annual Report, but Associates Indicate No Rise Above 1928 Tax Rates. 60 Per Cent of Loss in Customs. END HOPE TO RETAIN FEDERAL TAX CUT $9,900,401 Loss in Four Days. Deficit Faced if Tax Is Restored.

By Special to The New York Times

Customs receipts drop in 1st 50 days of fiscal yr; continuance of income tax cut doubtful

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BLAME FLOUR RACKET FOR HIGH BREAD PRICE; Witnesses at State's Inquiry Indicate Truck Group Adds $1,050,000 a Year to Costs. 'KING' OF GANGSTERS NAMED Man Who Organized Carters and Jobbers Accused of Ordering Guerrilla Attack on Rebel. SAY FLOUR RACKET RAISES BREAD PRICE Hearings to Be Closed. Describe Richter's Rise. Market Truckmen Appear.

By Unknown Author

Flour ring, operating through truckmen and jobbers, blamed for high bread price; D Richter named as organizer; J Green testifies; market truckmen appear

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Notable Births

Gilmar

1930Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (died 2013)[†]

Gylmar dos Santos Neves, known simply as Gilmar, was a Brazilian footballer who played goalkeeper for Corinthians and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups. He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th century and one of the best in the world by the IFFHS. He is remembered for his sober style on the pitch and his peaceful personality.