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Indicted by Grand Jury on charge of adultery; B Hovey and other memoers of April Farm colony disappear, upsetting prosecution's plans
Detective C McCarthy shot while pursuing burglar
Matthiessen, R H, home robbed; thieves drop 300 lb safe from window while family and watchdog sleep
S for modification of dry law before Sen Com investigating prohibition
Plans for departure from Rome; pilot Scott studies the Norge
1926Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor (died 1990)[†]
Sergio Franchi was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA Victor signed him to a seven-year contract and in October of that year Franchi appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and performed at Carnegie Hall. Sol Hurok managed Franchi's initial American concert tour.
1926Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (died 2000)[†]
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character.
1926Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2014)[†]
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 1971 to 2008 and First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008.
1926Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2018)[†]
Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection.
1926Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).[†]
Varney Air Lines was an American airline company that started service on April 6, 1926, as an airmail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney, the airline was based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The airline is one of the predecessors of United Airlines.