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March 1, 1926

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Robert Clary

1926Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Robert Clary was a French actor who was mainly active in the United States. He is best known for his role as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965โ€“1971). He also had recurring roles on the soap operas Days of Our Lives (1972โ€“1987), and The Bold and the Beautiful (1990โ€“1992).

Cesare Danova

1926Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (died 1992)[โ€ ]

Cesare Danova was an Italian actor. He was best known for his roles in The Captain's Daughter (1947), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Chamber of Horrors (1966), Mean Streets (1973), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and various roles in The Rifleman (1958โ€“1963).

Pete Rozelle

1926Pete Rozelle, American businessman and 3rd National Football League Commissioner (died 1996)[โ€ ]

Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle was an American professional football executive. Rozelle served as the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) for nearly thirty years, from January 1960 until his retirement in November 1989. He became the youngest commissioner in NFL history at the age of just 33. He is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world.

Allan Stanley

1926Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2013)[โ€ ]

Allan Herbert Stanley was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League between 1948 and 1969. A four-times Stanley Cup winner and three-times member of the second NHL All-Star team, Stanley was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.

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Headlines from March 1, 1926

GENEVA TO SEE TEST OF LOCARNO SPIRIT; Nationalistic Feeling Is Again Strong and Clouds Coming League Meeting. COUNCIL SEAT ROW ACUTE Project for German-Austrian Union Also Carries Portent of Trouble. GENEVA TO SEE TEST OF LOCARNO SPIRIT

By Edwin L. James.special Cable To the New York Times.by Edwin L. James

Spirit of Locarno faces test at League of Nations Assembly session called for admission of Germany; Council seat issue and project for Austro-German union carry portent of trouble; press comment

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