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December 29, 1931

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HOOVER READY TO ACT IF DEBT CONFERENCE LINKS OUR INTERESTS; Will Not Be Deterred by Congress Opposition if Delegation Seems Advisable. PARLEY OF AIDES CALLED Stimson and Mills Confer With President on Problem More Than an Hour. MEETING PLACE UNCERTAIN British Favor Geneva or Lausanne Instead of The Hague as French Press for Short Delay. No Invitation to Europe. PRESIDENT READY TO ACT ON DEBTS MacDonald Favors Broad Scope. Initiative Up to Europe.

By Special to The New York Times

Confers with Sec Stimson and Pres Hoover on war debt problem

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Notable Births

Yi Ku

1931Yi Ku, Korean prince (died 2005)[†]

Yi Ku was a Korean prince who was head of the House of Yi from 1970 until 2005. He was a grandson of Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. Through Kuni Asahiko his maternal great-grandfather, Ku was a second-cousin to Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan.

Stanislovas Stonkus

1931Stasys Stonkus, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (died 2012)[†]

Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus was a Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Telšiai. In 1954, he graduated from the Lithuanian National Physical Education Institute. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas.