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SOFIA, April 18 (Associated Press). -Order, enforced with fixed bayonets, reigns in this city today as troops patrol the streets ready to crush any uprising which might follow the attempted asassination of King Boris Tuesday and the explosion of an infernal machine in the Sveti Kral Cathedral Thursday with a death list which now has reached 160.
WASHINGTON, April 18. -- A prediction that aircraft will soon play an important part in the commercial life of the United States and that the use of airplanes will be widespread, comparatively, as the use of radio, is made by Edsel B. Ford, son of Henry Ford, in the current number of the Nation's Business, a periodical published by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
1925John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor (died 2011)[†]
Jan Hendrik (John) Kraaijkamp Sr. was a Dutch Golden Calf and Louis d'Or winning actor, comedian and singer. For years, he formed a comedy team with Rijk de Gooyer. One of The Netherlands' most popular comedians, praised for his perfect timing, he also played in more serious plays, including the title role in King Lear (1979) and in the Academy Award-winning WWII drama film The Assault (1986). From 1993 until 2003, he starred in the successful sitcom "Het Zonnetje in Huis" along his son John Kraaijkamp Jr.
1925Hugh O'Brian, American actor (died 2016)[†]
Hugh O'Brian was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961) and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973). His notable films included the adaptation of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians (1965); he also had a notable supporting role in John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976).
1925Colo-Colo, the most successful and popular soccer football team in the South American nation of Chile, was founded at the El Llano Stadium in San Miguel, Santiago, by footballer David Arellano and some of his teammates who had also left the Deportes Magallanes club.[†]
Colo-Colo, officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been relegated. The team has played its home games at Estadio Monumental David Arellano since 1989. Colo-Colo is regarded as the most successful club in Chilean football.