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April 21, 1931

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LONDON MATCHES US IN NICARAGUA POLICY; Henderson Warns British There Not to Expose Themselves Needlessly to Danger. REFERS TO U.S. WARSHIPS Foreign Secretary Says Three of Our Vessels Are There to Give Protection. Minister Praises Stimson. Americans Escape to Safety. LONDON MATCHES US IN NICARAGUA POLICY General Matthews Gratified. WASHINGTON IS PLEASED. State Department Is Gratified at British Nicaraguan Policy.

By Charles A. Selden. Special Cable To the New York Times

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MACY CENSURES FOX ON WALKER ATTACK; Republican Friction Seen in Reactions to Charges Against Mayor's Private Life. LATTER TURNS ON CRITICS Calls Reports Pharisaical and Offers to Meet Accusers "Eye to Eye." Mayor's Answer Vitriolic. MACY CENSURES FOX ON WALKER ATTACK Club Action on Report Expected. Fox Reiterates His Charges. Denies Republican Disagreement. Harvey Calls Report "An Outrage."

By Photo New York Times Studio

Mayor Walker answers charges; W K Macy disapproves of them; Fox retorts

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FOREIGNERS BOARD SHIPS OFF HONDURAS TO ESCAPE REBELS; Women and Children Rushed to Safety as Trujillo and Tela Are Menaced. FEDERALS ARE MOBILIZING Army of 3,000 Gets Under Way to Crush the Rebellion and Martial Law Is Declared. CRUISER ARRIVES ON COAST Plane Carrier Langley Off for Nicaragua--Mexico Hears New Revolt Has Sandino Link. One Leader Declared Captured. Martial Law Declared. Attack on Tela Repulsed. FOREIGNERS BOARD SHIPS OFF HONDURAS Mexico Sees Link With Sandino. Managua Sees Only Labor Troubles. Lull in Fighting Reported. Rebels Advance on Key City.

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Foreigners board ships as Trujillo and Tela are menaced; Feds mobilizing; rept that revolt is linked with Sandino, Nicaraguan bandit; martial law declared

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Notable Births

1931Morgan Wootten, American high school basketball coach (died 2020)[†]

Morgan Bayard Wootten was an American high school basketball coach for 46 seasons at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He led the Stags to five national championships and 33 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) titles. In 2000, he was the third high school coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the first high school only coach to be inducted.