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September 1, 1932

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WALKER IMPROVING, READY FOR HEARING; Now Plans to Be in Albany for Session Tomorrow -- Spends Day in Virtual Seclusion. LAWYER SILENT ON "BOLT" Says No Course Has Been Fixed Pending Governor's Response to Criticism by Court. WALKER IMPROVING, READY FOR HEARING

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Walker ready for hearing; rept that he may walk out if Roosevelt refuses to take cognizance of Justice StaJey's criticism of Gov's procedure

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Doolittle Hits 296-Mile Pace; Breaks the Land Plane Record

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Maj J H Doolittle unofficially breaks world land-plane speed record; trials for Thompson trophy race; R Moore wins 80-mile free-for-all race; D Davis wins "mystery" race; R P Hylan wins race from Hemlock, N Y, to Cleveland

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RESULTS VARY WIDELY; Some Maine and Canadian Watchers Baffled, Others Successful. THRONGS HERE SEE EVENT Parks Are Crowded and Skyscrapers Offer Vantage Points for Eclipse Parties. ZOO ANIMALS ARE AFFECTED Owls Hoot in Bronx as Light Is Dimmed -- Yak Is Born at Moment of Totality. MILLIONS WATCH SOLAR ECLIPSE

By Hanson W. Baldwin.by Hanson W. Baldwin

Millions watch eclipse; zoo animals affected; illus

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Wesleyan Party Hampered.; JAPANESE REPORT FINDING NEW GAS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

FRYBBURG, Me., Aug. 31 -- The eclipse party of the Van Vleck Observatory, Wesleyan University, stationed at Center Conway, N.H., reported that it carried out its complete

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Notable Births

1932Derog Gioura, Nauruan politician, 23rd President of Nauru (died 2008)^[†]

Derog Gioura was a Nauruan political figure. He was President of the Republic of Nauru (acting) in 2003.