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July 8, 1938

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ROOSEVELT STARTS TOUR AFTER CLEAING HIS DESK; ADDS SPEECH IN GEORGIA; NEW DEALERS CALL Group, Senator George Absent, Gets Talk by President on Aug. 11 OHIO, KENTUCKY TODAY ' Politically Diplomatic' Radio Device on Train--Maritime Labor Board Chosen Confers With Georgia Leaders May Talk on Georgian Politics ROOSEVELT ON TOUR ADDS GEORGIA TALK Diplomacy Planned in Kentucky Broadcasts for Major Speeches

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

Roosevelt appts Maritime Labor Bd members, R W Bruere, chmn

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ARABS CLASH WITH BRITISH ON TRANS-JORDAN BORDER; PALESTINE VIOLENCE GROWS; BRITAIN RUSHES AID Two Cruisers Sent to Haifa--Land Forces Are Augmented TWO-DAY TOLL PUT AT 33 111 Wounded in Widespread Rioting-Clashes Occur in Jerusalem and Nablus Arabs Filter into Palestine Another Day of Violence Twenty-seven Slain at Haifa ARABS AND BRITONS IN FRONTIER CLASH Britain Acts Promptly

By Unknown Author

violence increases; Brit rushes troops and 2 cruisers; Jewish Revisionist leaders arrested; Brit awaits comm's rept before further action; map

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SMITH LEADS FIGHT ON GAMBLING BAN IN CONSTITUTION; Calls on Convention to Vest Full Control Powers in the Legislature STUDY BOARD IS PROPOSED He Draws Parallel With Dry Amendment and Says It Cannot Be Enforced Denies Wide Open Gambling Smith Day's First Speaker SMITH JOINS FIGHT ON GAMBLING BAN Says Racing Was 1894 Target Women Fight for Ban REISNER REPLIES TO SMITH Pastor Says Latter 'Misrepresents' 8,000,000 Methodists

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Rev C F Reisner challenges statement on Meth Ch's stand

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Notable Births

Diane Clare

1938Diane Clare, English actress (died 2013)[†]

Diane Clare was an English actress.