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Pietro, M B, girl, drowned; 3 rescued by sisters Mary Immaculata and Mary Assumpta in Hudson River
Plans for trial of Mitchell; Acting Sec of War Davis accepts full responsibility; statement by Mitchell, who is supported by Repr Lampert; resolution for separate air service adopted by Kan and Ark Depts of Amer Legion
Taffy, by C Evans, criticism of Welsh people causes uproar after play in London theatre
Two Amers arrested after Berlin police raid club of Knights of the Fiery Cross, thought to be organizers of club patterned on Klan model
1925Roy Brown, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)[†]
Roy James Brown was an American blues singer who had a significant influence on the early development of rock and roll and the direction of R&B. His original song and hit recording "Good Rockin' Tonight" has been covered by many artists including Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Joe Ely, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, James Brown, the Doors, the Treniers, and the rock group Montrose. Brown was one of the first popular R&B singers to perform songs with a gospel-steeped delivery, which was then considered taboo by many churches. In addition, his melismatic, pleading vocal style influenced notable artists such as B. B. King, Bobby Bland, and Little Richard.
1925Dick Lucas, English minister and cleric[†]
Richard Charles Lucas is an Anglican cleric, best known for his long ministry at St Helen's Bishopsgate, a conservative evangelical church in London, England, and for his work as founder of the Proclamation Trust and the Cornhill Training Course.
1925Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian pianist and composer (died 1996)[†]
Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky, PAU, was a Soviet and Russian composer, born in Moscow, whose oeuvre includes orchestral works, chamber music and film music. He is considered as part of the second generation of Russian composers, following in the steps of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and especially Mussorgsky.