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September 29, 1932

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Headlines from September 29, 1932

CROP LOAN HOLIDAY DECREED BY HOOVER; Delay Till Congress Can Act Is Given to Wheat Farmers on 75 Per Cent of Debts. DEMOCRATIC FIRE STARTS Senator Smith Assails 'Partisan Discrimination' Against Cotton, Tobacco Areas. CROP LOAN HOLIDAY DECREED BY HOOVER

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hoover declares moratorium on 75% of Govt's crop-production loans to wheat farmers until Cong can act on extension; Sen Smith urges that cotton and tobacco growers receive same leniency

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FREE TRADERS QUIT THE BRITISH CABINET; SNOWDEN IS BITTER; He, Samuel and Sinclair Resign as Government Refuses to Delay Ottawa Ratification. SEE THE EMPIRE IMPERILED Snowden, Abandoning His Post With Liberals, Accuses the Tories of Breaking Faith. M'DONALD DEMANDS UNITY Holds It Necessary Till War Debt Issue Is Settled -- Fills Two Offices -- Minor Officials Out. FREE TRADERS QUIT CABINET IN BRITAIN

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

resigns as Lord Privy Seal; text of resignation

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Notable Births

Robert Benton

1932Robert Benton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025)[†]

Robert Douglas Benton was an American film director and screenwriter. He, along with his co-writer David Newman, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. In 1979, he wrote and directed the film Kramer vs. Kramer, winning the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. He won another Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the 1984 film Places in the Heart.

Mehmood (actor)

1932Mehmood, Indian actor, singer, director and producer (died 2004)[†]

Mehmood Ali, popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer, best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films.

Historical Events

1932Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia during the Chaco War.[†]

The Battle of Boquerón was fought September 7–29, 1932, between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies in and around the stronghold of Boquerón. It was the first major battle of the Chaco War. The outpost (fortín) of Boquerón, among others, had been occupied by Bolivian troops since late July 1932 following instructions of president Daniel Salamanca, which led to the escalation of what began as a border conflict into a full-scale war. The Bolivian garrison was under the command of Colonel Manuel Marzana.