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January 20, 1932

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Notable Births

1932Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2016)^[†]

Louis Joseph "Leapin' Louie" Fontinato was a Canadian defenceman in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers from 1954 to 1961 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1961 to 1963.

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Headlines from January 20, 1932

$125,000,000 GOLD IS TAKEN BY FRANCE; Effect of Shift of Earmarked Metal From Reserve Bank Is Discounted by Bankers Here. NO CHANGE IN GOLD STOCKS Our Total Reserve Remains at $4,457,000,000, Exclusive of $400,000,000 Foreign Owned. $125,000,000 GOLD IS TAKEN BY FRANCE

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Bank of France to repatriate $125,000,000 held under earmark at Fed Reserve Bank of N Y

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NEW FARLEY CHARGE FILED BY SEABURY; HASTINGS DEFEATED; Sheriff's Boast He Would Take All Accruals on Official Funds Sent to Governor. SEABURY SUBPOENA UPHELD Friend of Mayor, Unanimously Overruled on Appeal, Asks Permission to Fight On. INQUIRY STAFF TO BE CUT 50% Reduction Planned by Counsel as New Fund Is Sought -- Grand Jury Gets McCormick Case. NEW FARLEY CHARGE FILED BY SEABURY

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Case before grand jury

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MOORE INAUGURATED AS JERSEY GOVERNOR; Urges Drastic Economy and Dry Law Repeal in His Mes- sage to Legislature. 50,000 IN VICTORY PARADE Jubilant Democrats Start a Presidential Boom for Former Red-Haired Messenger Boy. MOORE INSTALLED JERSEY'S GOVERNOR

By Special to The New York Times

Moore's inaugural message

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BOARD QUITS CONTROL OF 3 CITY COLLEGES; Higher Education Group Votes to Strip Itself of Power and Establish Autonomy. LONG RIFT OVER THE ISSUE Mayor Names Mrs. Julia Van Dernoot and Maurice Deiches to Fill Vacancies. BOARD ENDS POWER OVER CITY COLLEGES

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Adopts new by-laws for separate administrative coms for Coll of City of N Y, and Hunter and Bklyn Colls

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Waldorf Showcase Rifled of $40,000 Gems; Park Av. Thieves Also Rob W.A. Rockefeller

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Robbed of Jewelry

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BERRY GETS TOTAL ASKED; Sum Is Held to Indicate an Agreement for New Advances. WILL PAY $27,800,000 TODAY Controller Will Dip Into Cash Reserves, With $6,800,000 More Going Out This Week. HE CALLS TERMS UNUSUAL Paying of Bills Still Put Off -- Additional Economies of $14,464,903 Ordered. CITY GETS $12,500,000 TO PAY BILLS TODAY

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Bankers advance loan of $12,500,000 at 6% maturing Feb 1; Berry says city must float another loan if additional short-term obligations are to be met

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GENERAL STAYS ON NEW JOB; Due to Sail for the Arms Parley When President Announces Change. DIVES AT ONCE INTO PLANS Stimson Will Not Depart Before Late February -- Gibson to Be Acting Chairman. HINT OF DEBT MOVE DENIED Reconstruction Bill Conferees Run Into Differences Over Discount Provision. DAWES AND MEYER HEAD FINANCE BOARD

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Hoover announces apptmt of C G Dawes as pres and E Meyer as chmn of bd

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New Irish Seal Has a Harp With Likeness of King George

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New great seal presented by King George; first Dominion to receive one

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Decree igned by President.; SPAIN EXPECTS BAN ON THE JESUITS SOON

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Decree dissolving institutions and confiscating property in Spain expected; rept signed by Pres Alcala Zamora

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