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October 29, 1933

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Notable Births

1933William Harrison, American author and screenwriter (died 2013)^[†]

William Neal Harrison was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Notable Deaths

1933Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (born 1863)^[†]

Léon Charles Albert Calmette ForMemRS was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute. He co-discovered the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, an attenuated form of Mycobacterium bovis used in the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis. He also developed the first antivenom for snake venom, the Calmette's serum.

1933George Luks, American painter and illustrator (born 1867)^[†]

George Benjamin Luks was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting.

1933Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France (born 1853)^[†]

Paul Painlevé was a French mathematician and statesman. He served twice as Prime Minister of the Third Republic: 12 September – 13 November 1917 and 17 April – 22 November 1925. His entry into politics came in 1906 after a professorship at the Sorbonne that began in 1892.

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Headlines from October 29, 1933

AMERICANS CONQUER PEAK IN NEW GUINEA; Austin Rand Reports Success in Expedition to 13,000-Foot Top of Mount Albert Edward.

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Repts success in expedition to top of Mt Albert Edward, New Guinea

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RELIC OF DARIUS IS GIVEN TO YALE; Fragment of Sculptured Palace Decoration Shows Profile of a Tribute-Bearer.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Announces gifts dating from time of Xerxes to early 14th century; bit of sculpture decoration from palace of Darius and Xerxes included

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Results in Major Sports Yesterday

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Vs Penn State

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DARTMOUTH GAINS TIE WITH HARVARD; Clark's Great 55-Yard Run for Score Near End of Game Earns 7-7 Deadlock. CRIMSON COUNTS ON PASS 35,000 See Locke Make a Brilliant 44-Yard Dash for Touchdown in 3d Period. DARTMOUTH TIES HARVARD, 7 TO 7

By Joseph C. Nichols.special To the New York Times.by Joseph C. Nichols

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 28. -- With less than two minutes left to play and with the score 7 -- 0 against them, the Indians of Dartmouth opened the way for Bill Clark to run 55 yards for a touchdown. They then held stanchly while Donald Hagerman kicked the extra point which enabled them to tie a rugged Harvard eleven today, 7 -- 7.

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Times Square a Bedlam As Rival Orators Meet

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All parties converge at Times Square

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ALLOTS $8,869,309 FOR PUBLIC WORKS; Advisory Board Begins Distribution of Final Third of $3,300,000,000 Fund. ARMY JOBS ARE STARTED Mitchel Field Lighting System Is Included -- Ickes Criticizes Lavishness in Awards.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. -- The Public Works Administration today approved allocation of $8,869,309 for Federal and non-Federal projects as the Advisory Board started on the distribution of the final third of the $3,300,000,000 fund, which it hopes to allocate by the end of December.

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EXHIBIT TO TRACE HISTORY.; Relics of County's Past to Be Put on View at White Plains.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 28. -- Some of the finest collections in the country of articles associated with the lives of historic figures will be exhibited beginning Wednesday at the County Centre by the Westchester County Historical Society in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Westchester's founding.

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Gold Valued at 15 Billions Has Vanished Since 1493

By the Associated Press

Gold to amount of $15,000,000,000 has vanished since 1492

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DARK SECRET TAKES FEATURE AT LAUREL; Wins Washington Handicap by Half Length -- Mate Second and Mad Frump Third. DARK SECRET TAKES FEATURE AT LAUREL

By the Associated Press

LAUREL, Md., Oct. 28. -- Dark Secret, stout-hearted 4-year-old from the Wheatley Stable, charged from behind to a smashing triumph in the twentieth running of the $7,500 Washington Handicap, mile and a quarter feature of the closing card at Laurel today.

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NATION LOOKS HOPEFULLY TO RETURN OF CONGRESS; Friends of New Deal Welcome Prospect Of Corrective Criticism for the Vast Machinery of Recovery. TACIT ACQUIESCENCE ENDING Stimulative Opposition Expected to Review Acts of the Army of Administrators and Analyze New Laws' Effectiveness.

By Arthur Krock

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. -- When Congress reluctantly departed from the capital last June, seven days later than the President wanted it to remain, there was rejoicing in Washington and elsewhere in the nation. The press was happy; business was relieved; from the general public came expressions of satisfaction; and the administration was beaming.

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RELIEF BOND ISSUE VITAL, LEADERS SAY; Public and Private Welfare Groups Call for Support of Proposition One. NEED FOUND INCREASING Requirements in City Alone Are Put at $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 a Month.

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Appeals for support of bond issue by Citizens' Com on Emergency Unemployment Relief Bond Issue, F J McConnell, F I Daniels, J J Blaine and others

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FORDHAM TRIUMPHS OVER ALABAMA, 2-0, AS 50,000 LOOK ON; Safety Provides the Margin of Victory and Ends Unbeaten Record of Southerners. SARNO IN ROLE OF HERO Blocks Howell's Kick in End Zone in the First Period to Give Rams Two Points. A BATTLE OF LINE TITANS Brilliant Work of Forward Walls Marks Game -- Victory 5th in Row for Maroon. FORDHAM DEFEATS ALABAMA BY 2 TO 0

By Arthur J. Daley.by Arthur J. Daley

The Crimson Tide of Alabama was stemmed by a tidal wave of surging Fordham linemen at the Polo Grounds yesterday, and by the margin of a safety resulting from a blocked kick the Maroon defeated the Southerners, 2 to 0.

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