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December 7, 1930

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BONUS CASHING PLAN OPPOSED BY MELLON; Secretary Writes Vandenberg Proposal Would Be Against Veterans' Interests. CALLS PLAN UNJUSTIFIED Distributing of $3,409,304,122 Would Stimulate Business Only Temporarily, He Says. BONUS CASHING PLAN OPPOSED BY MELLON Text of Mellon's Letter. Face Value $3,409,304,122. Benefit to Veterans Doubted. Certificates Like Policies. Holds Gain to Trade Temporary. Warns Against Diverting Funds. See Adverse Effect on Refunding. Holds Mellon's Views Negative. Advantage of Stimulant Urged.

By Special to The New York Times

Rept on number of employes in service

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FOG BROUGHT DEATH ONLY TO OLD AND ILL; Toll of 70 in Belgian Towns Laid to Natural Causes as Menace Passes Away. PEASANTS STILL IN TERROR Many Credit Malignant Force --Authorities the World Over Speculate on Phenomenon. Villagers Creep Back to Homes. FOG BROUGHT DEATH ONLY TO OLD AND ILL Fog Lifts in London. Various Theories Advanced Here.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ed on history

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FORCE OPEN HEARING ON HOOVER NOMINEES; Democratic Senators Aided by Republicans in Upsetting Committee Secrecy Plan. TARIFF BOARD MEN HEARD Fletcher, Coulter and Page Declare for Publicity of Reportsto the President. Favor Publicity for Reports. FORCE OPEN HEARING ON HOOVER NOMINEES Denies Political Appointments.

By Special to The New York Times

Sen Finance Com decides to examine in open session Pres Hoover's recess appointees; H P Fletcher, chmn, J L Coulter, and T W Page examined; all three advocate full publicity for repts to Pres on rate changes

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How 17,300 Jobless Here Were Put to Gainful Work

By Unknown Author

How 17,300 jobless were put to work; tabulation of jobs

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HOOVER ASKS CONGRESS AID TO AVERT A TAX INCREASE; HOUSE BILL CUTS JOB FUND; HOOVER CONSULTS WATSON President Tells Senate Leader That Strictest Economy Is Needed. $150,000,000 PLAN FOUGHT House Committee Lops Off $40,000,000--$30,000,000 Is Favored for Drought Relief. BORAH FOR HIGHER TAXES Seeing Big Deficit Inevitable, He Would Increase 1929 Income Rate 3 Per Cent. Expects Deficit Increase. Raise Spectre of New Taxes. House Committees Act. Wood Expects Early Action. Plan for Rest of Fund. Items Fixed in Bill. Vote on $60,000,000 Item.

By Special to The New York Times

House Appropriations Com decides to reduce to $110,000,000 President's proposal for $150,000,000; statement by Repr Wood

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Notable Births

1930Christopher Nicole, Guyanese-English author (died 2017)^[†]

Christopher Robin Nicole was a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He wrote as Christopher Nicole and also under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He also wrote under the pen name Max Marlow when co-authoring with his wife, fellow author Diana Bachmann.

1930Hal Smith, American baseball player (died 2020)^[†]

Harold Wayne Smith was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 879 games in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1964 — mostly as a catcher, but also as a third baseman and first baseman. Smith played with five different MLB teams but is most notable for his integral role during the 1960 World Series as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Historical Events

1930W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television advertisement in the United States, for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show.^[†]

W1WX is Boston's second former television station. This station started up in April 1929, and was owned by Shortwave and Television Laboratory, Inc.,.