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December 25, 1930

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WORLD BANKS LIKELY TO MEET CUT IN RATE; Wall Street Expects Bank of France to Drop to 2%, With England Slightly Higher. BILL RATE ALSO REDUCED Still Easier Credit May Result if Open-Market Quotation Stays Higher Than Reserve's. Bill Rates Compared. WORLD BANK RATES LIKELY TO BE CUT No Change in Portfolio.

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Wall St expects other Fed Reserve Banks and several foreign central banks to meet rate

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Reading Gains With Hard Times; British Book Issues Reach Peak

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

1930 rept on book issues shows record yr

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FORTY LAWYERS FACE 'FIXER RING' CHARGES; WIDER INQUIRY LOOMS; Kresel Also Prepares to Call Court Aides Linked to Traffic With Gunmen. ROOSEVELT LIKELY TO ACT Belief Grows He Will Extend Magistrates' Investigation to Three Other Boroughs. GRAND JURY HEARS ACUNA Case Against Patrolman Accused of Perjury Is Nearly Completed-- Other Prosecutions Speeded. Say Complaints Were Changed. Crain Studies Weston Story. 40 LAWYERS FACE HEARING AS 'FIXERS' Grand Jury Pushes Inquiry. Silent on Vice Flare-up.

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Kresel gathers evidence of bribery involving 40 lawyers; Weston names 7 lawyers; Acuna and M O'Sullivan, asst clerk in women's ct, testify against policemen for grand jury; Roosevelt considers order to investigate Magistrates' Cts of Bklyn, Richmond and Queens

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PRESIDENT GREETS NATION IN 37 WORDS; By Radio He Wishes Merry Christmas to All as He Lights the Capital Tree. MERRY PARTY AT DINNER Grandchildren Rule White House for the Day--Mrs. Hoover Aids the City's Festivities. Crowds Greet the President. PRESIDENT GREETS NATION IN 37 WORDS Excitement Pervades White House. Dinner Resembles State Function. Curtis Will Visit Daughter. Adamses Plan "Homey" Affair.

By Special to The New York Times

Pres Hoover officiates at lighting of Wash tree

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DEMAND RE-HIRING POWER BOARD AIDES; Insurgent Senators Oppose Proposal to Install an Entire New Staff. COUZENS AGAINST OUSTING Dr. Smith's Action in Reorganizing Commission May Also Be Challenged by Civil Service. DEMAND RE-HIRING POWER BOARD AIDES Pinchot Counsel Assails Ousting.

By Special to The New York Times

Russell and King may be reinstated

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Notable Births

1930Emmanuel Agassi, Iranian-American boxer and coach (died 2021)^[†]

Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi was an amateur boxer, casino worker, tennis coach, and the father and coach of American tennis player Andre Agassi. He was born in Iran which he represented at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. After moving to the United States and becoming an American citizen, he won the Chicago Golden Gloves three times.

1930Armenak Alachachian, Armenian basketball player and coach (died 2017)^[†]

Armenak Misakovich Alachachian was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. During his club playing career, the point guard reached European stardom with CSKA Moscow and the senior men's Soviet Union national team. He was the first person to ever win a EuroLeague title, as both a player and a head coach.

1930Mary Rose Tuitt, Montserrat politician (died 2005)^[†]

Mary Rose Tuitt was an educator and politician from the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. She was the first woman to serve as a government minister in that country.

Notable Deaths

1930Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (born 1871)^[†]

Jakob Mändmets was an Estonian writer and journalist.