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August 29, 1937

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INSURGENTS REPEL ATTACK IN ARAGON; Assert Loyalists Left 1,200 Dead on Battlefield on the Saragossa-Huesca Road TO DIVERT 50,000 TROOPS Franco Expected to Send Men to Madrid and Eastern Fronts--Valencia Drive Rumored Hard Fighting on 2 Fronts INSURGENTS REPEL BIG ARAGON ATTACK Santander Captors Rest

By William P. Carneywireless To the New York Times

Rebels repel Aragon attack; 1,200 Loyalist dead on Saragossa-Huesca road reptd (Carney); heavy fighting on Bay of Biscay and Aragon fronts; Franco troops to be diverted to Madrid and eastern fronts; Santander captors rest

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MELLON'S WEALTH WILLED TO CHARITY; MAY ESCAPE TAXES; All but $180,000, Which Goes to Employes, Is Left in Trust Set Up in 1930 FAMILY SEES EXEMPTION Inheritance Levies Are Avoided, Except 10% to State, Says One Spokesman 2,000 ATTEND THE FUNERAL Financier Buried Beside Brother, His Life Partner in Business, After Simple Service Statement by Mellon Counsel His Gifts "Underestimated" MELLON'S WEALTH WILLED TO CHARITY State Counted on Millions in Tax

By Unknown Author

estate willed to charity expected to escape taxes; Pa officials estimate State tax; Wash officials decline to estimate taxes

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Notable Births

James Florio

1937James Florio, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th Governor of New Jersey (died 2022)[†]

James Joseph Florio was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1975 to 1990 and served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1970 to 1975. He was a member of the Democratic Party.