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February 28, 1938

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Old North Church Ready For Its New Dedication

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ready for new dedication

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CHINESE AIR RAIDS BREAK UP INVADERS; Planes Delay the Southward Push Toward Yellow River and Lung-Hai Railway JAPANESE GAIN IN SHANSI Attacks Halt Drive North of Nanking--Activity on the Yangtze Is Resumed Chinese Raid at Night CHINESE AIR RAIDS BREAK UP INVADERS

By Unknown Author

Mme Chiang Kai-shek resigns air force command; poor health reptd; Chinese planes delay Japanese drive on Yellow River and Lung-Hai ry; Japanese claim gains in Shansi; land reinforcements at Sanshan to wipe out Chinese mobile units along Yangtze; attack on 2 Germans by Japanese soldier protested, Shanghai

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VITAL BILLS FACE TEST IN CONGRESS; TAX REVISION LEADS; Measures of Great Import to Administration Are Due for Action This Week REORGANIZATION AN ISSUE Senate to Take Up Proposal, Opposed by Agencies, to Eliminate Some of Them Would Extend Time Limit Clash on Controller's Office VITAL BILLS FACE TEST IN CONGRESS "Third Basket" Fight Expected Manufacturers to Testify

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

For the first time since Congress convened eight weeks ago, both houses will be occupied this week on measures of the greatest importance to the Administration.

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Missing Italian Aviator Found in Libyan Desert

By Unknown Author

Found after being forced down in Libya

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Two Taxi Groups Cut Pay of 10,000 Drivers, Renounce Union Contract; Strike Is Feared

By Unknown Author

Atlas-Liberty and Sunshine-Radio Systems cut wages and renounce TWU contract

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Mme. Chiang Quitting Air Force Command; Impaired Health Reported as the Reason

By Unknown Author

After two years of directing her husband's air force, Mme. Chiang Kaishek is authoritatively understood to be relinquishing the position.

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12C A BUSHEL FIXED AS WHEAT PAYMENT; AAA Official Details Changes in the Farm Program Under the New Law RESTORATION GOAL IS SET It Will Cover 6,000,000 Acres of Land to Be Returned to Grass in Agrarian States Classification of Farms 12C A BUSHEL FIXED AS WHEAT PAYMENT Changes in the Benefit Rates Effects of the Wheat Payments Aid to Family-Sized Farms

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

AAA official details changes in program

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LEGISLATURE COLD TO LA GUARDIA PLEA; Measure Ignoring Request of Mayor for $12,000,000 Utility Levy Is Slated for Passage HE WILL DISCUSS TRANSIT Albany Looks for Statement of Program if City Agency Takes Over Commission's Powers State's Need for Revenues Cited LEGISLATURE COLD TO LA GUARDIA PLEA OPPOSES REALTY TAX BILL Riegelman Urges Owners' Right to Seek Court Relief

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

N Y S Waterways Assn statement on his proposed Barge Canal toll legis assailed by Assemblyman Shaver

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1937 CITY SPENDING EXCEEDED RECEIPTS; Report by McGoldrick Shows Outlay Was $14,126,255 More Than Income NO REAL DEFICIT, HE SAYS Only a 'Bookkeeping' One, the Controller Explains--Cash Balance Has Shrunk Last Under Old Charter 1937 CITY SPENDING EXCEEDED RECEIPTS

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McGoldrick repts on 1937 receipts and expenditures

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NAZIS DROP MARCH AS AUSTRIA RINGS GRAZ WITH STEEL; Troops and Tanks Sent and Bombers Fly Over City to Prevent Parade of 60,000 HITLERITES FILL STREETS Leaders Offer Government a 'Two-Day Truce'-Demand Seyss-lnquart Visit Them REBUFFED BYSCHUSCHNIGG Fatherland Front Members Hold Allegiance MeetingsNazis to Disguise Units Growing Peril to Regime Chancellor Asks Discipline GRAZ SURROUNDED, NAZIS DROP RALLY Sixteen Tanks Sent to Graz Seek a "War Fund" Berlin Watches With Interest

By Emil Vandaywireless To the New York Times

police and troops guard Graz to stop Nazi parade; map; Seyss-Inquart refuses to visit city; illegal Nazi organizations to be replaced by working Assn of Natl Socialists; govt officials pleased at French attitude; Reich interested in efforts to control Nazi activities

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21 Soviet Ex-Leaders Face Trial; Charges Include Murder of Gorky; Rykoff and Bukharin Head List to Be Arraigned Wednesday-3 Doctors Accused in Deaths of Writer and 2 Officials SOVIET EX-CHIEFS MUST FACE TRIAL Depended on Armed Force Gorky Died in 1936 Rubens Case Is Cited Yagoda Was Demoted FORMER SOVIET LEADERS TO BE TRIED

By Walter Durantyspecial Cable To the New York Times

21 ex-leaders including A I Rykoff, N I Bukharin, G G Yagoda, N N Krestinsky, C G Rakovsky, G F Grinko, A P Rosenglotz, M A Chernoff and M Gorky's sec, P P Kruchkoff, face trial; charges include murder plots against Lenin, Stalin and others, espionage, sabotage, treason, Trotskyist conspiracy, consent to S Kiroff's murder; Drs L G Levin, I N Kazakoff and D D Pletneff accused of murder of Gorky, V Menzhinsky and V V Kuibesheff; trial date set

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PERSHING SUFFERS A LOSS OF GROUND AFTER SLIGHT GAIN; Early Morning Bulletin Says General Appears Tired and Had Restless Spell BRIEF RISE IN HOPE FADES Gain in Functioning of Kidneys and Longer Conscious Periods Had Been Reported Voiced Increase in Hope In Coma Most of Day PERSHING SUFFERS A LOSS OF GROUND Some Gain Indicated

By F. Raymond Daniellspecial To the New York Times

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