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June 29, 1939

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NAZIS POURING INTO DANZIG FROM REICH TO JOIN 'ARMY'; YOUNG POLES ALSO ACTIVE; 3,000 GERMANS GO City's New Free Corps Reported Drilling With Machine Guns BARRACKS CLEARED FOR IT Polish Shipyard Engineers Are Expelled--Himmler Said to Be at the Scene Danzig Police Reinforced Denial Issued in Berlin Reich Nazis Pour Into Danzig to Join 'Army'; Young Poles in Free City Also Preparing London Hears of Moves French Concern Grows Slovak Roads Are Pushed

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

German engineers to direct strategic road-bldg program; Min Tuka calls Hitler joint Fuehrer

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TOKYO TO DEMAND BRITISH IN TIENTSIN GIVE ECONOMIC AID; Chamberlain Stresses Parley Will Be Limited to Local Disputes With Japanese U.S. FIRM ON CHINA RIGHTS Washington Rejects Warning Against Use of the Ports of Foochow and Wenchow Japan's Five-Point Program TOKYO TO DEMAND ECONOMIC PLEDGE Britain Limits Talks Tientsin Concessions Get Food

By Hugh Byas Wireless To the New York Times

Japan announces Tokyo conf on Tientsin; lists demands; elimination of Kerr from conf lauded; Chamberlain repts conf will be limited to local issues, Commons; Brit and French concessions get food; jinirikisha pullers engaged by Brit SS Yusang passengers beaten

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RELIEF BILL VOTED BY SENATE RAISES THE HOUSE'S TOTAL; Action Increases Appropriation to $1,800,300,000 and Nullifies Administration Cuts SESSION LASTS 13 HOURS 25 Per Cent Levy on States After Jan. 1 Adopted--Theatre Project Wins Safeguard Against Deadline PWA Fund Removed From Bill SENATE PASSES THE RELIEF BILL States' Share of Cost Postponed

By Charles W. Hurd Special To the New York Times

Mead and Hayden appropriation amendments defeated; cost limitation raised to $100,000

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Stock Exchange Rejects Saturday Closing On Ground That It Is National Institution

By Unknown Author

Governors of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday rejected the proposal to close on Saturday in July and August.

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OCEAN AIR SERVICE BEGUN BY CLIPPER; 22 Passengers Off on First Commercial Flight--Plane Speeds Toward Azores Not Like Ships' Send-off Just Another Flight" OCEAN AIR SERVICE BEGUN BY CLIPPER French Line Has Anniversary

By Unknown Author

On French Line construction plans, s to Brit-Amer Newspaper Correspondents Assn

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Notable Births

1939Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer^[†]

Alan Norman Connolly is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests and one ODI from 1963 to 1971. He played first-class cricket for Victoria and Middlesex from 1959 to 1971.

1939Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach^[†]

Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, also known as Amarildo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. He is the last surviving player who participated in the 1962 World Cup final.