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Whittemore back in N Y; Baltimore must show concrete evidence in killing charge before Banton will give him up
McLaughlin presents reorganization plan to Bd of Estimate in lr to Mayor; calls for 3,000 more patrolmen, appropriation of $259,000 for more and better automobiles, many promotions creating 249 more officers, 7 new inspection districts and 21 new precincts; would increase budget $7,250,000; referred to Com of Whole for study
Acceptance of invitation to s at July 4 Thos Jefferson exercises in Monticello, Va, taken as indication of candidacy in 1928 and of new campaign policy
Reichstag passes bill to effect that soldiers and civil service employes guilty of dueling may be dismissed from Govt service
1926Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (died 2011)[†]
Shrinivas Vinayak Khale, fondly addressed as "Khale Kaka", was an Indian composer/music director from Maharashtra, India.
1926Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (died 2021)[†]
Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nearly eight decades. She received many accolades including 22 Primetime Emmy nominations and won eight, tying Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most acting Emmy Awards ever awarded to a performer. Leachman also won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. She was known for her versatility and distinctive physicality, where she used props to accentuate and express her roles' characterizations.
1926Bessie Coleman, American pilot (born 1892)[†]
Elizabeth Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license, and is the earliest known Black person to earn an international pilot's license. She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921.