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August 26, 1932

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PARLEY TODAY IN CAPITAL; The Nation's Leaders Set Agenda for Study by Full Group. 'CONTACT' BODY PROPOSED Central Committee Would Aim to Fuse Recovery Efforts, Private and Public. CANCEL HOOVER BROADCAST Officials Opposed to 'Ballyhoo' -- Meyer, Pomerene and Young to Address Sessions. HOOVER CONFERENCE TO STUDY NEW PLAN

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Com for planning Conf meets; statement by Mills; Amer Legion leaders attend; list of Conf members

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STATE LABOR BODY ENDORSES GOVERNOR; Federation, at Utica, Approves Roosevelt for President by Overwhelming Vote. HE URGES SHORT WORKDAY In Telegram He Asks Cooperation of Employers That More Men May Be Put to Work. STATE LABOR BODY ENDORSES GOVERNOR

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

N Y S Fed of Labor endorses Roosevelt

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4100 IN LEGION MEET, SWING TO CASH BONUS AS PROTEST ON B.E.F.; Resentment Over Expulsion of Veterans Shown at State Convention in Brooklyn. 297 OF 593 VOTES CERTAIN New Stand on $2,500,000,000 Payment Viewed as Assuring National Body's Policy. LEHMAN PLEADS FOR IDLE Asks Delegates' Support of Bond Issue of $30,000,000 to Carry on Winter Relief Program. LEGION SWING SEEN TO BONUS PAYMENT

By Unknown Author

Convention opens; Lt Gov Lehman s; rept of State Comdr M G Hubbard Jr; delegation of Gold Star mothers honored

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NEW FINANCIAL CRISIS CONFRONTS THE I.R.T.; Directors and Executive Committee Seek Way to Meet Maturing $31,000,000 Notes. RUMORS OF RECEIVERSHIP Some Quarters Believe Company Itself May Resort to Equity Action -- Decision Likely Today. FINANCIAL CRISIS CONFRONTS I.R.T.

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Plans in abeyance

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Italy's 2 Battleships in Port For Retirement From Service

By the Associated Press

Battleships Andrea Doria and Duilio put into port for retirement

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Luis Salvadores

1932Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player (died 2014)^[†]

Luis Salvadores Salvi was a Chilean basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. One of nine boys and two girls, he and his brothers established the Salvadores Salvi name as part of the basketball legend of Chile. One of his brothers, Alvaro Salvadores, was also well-known in professional basketball.