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February 20, 1927

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CHURCH COOPERATION URGED BY LEADERS; Symposium on Religion Ends Season's Luncheon Talks at Republican Club. PEKING DEAN GIVES VIEWS Also Appeals to America to Aid His Nation in Its Time of Need. RABBI ON CENSORSHIP Not the Way to Make People God-Fearing, Says Dr. Krass -- Judge Manton Opposes Public Charity.

By Unknown Author

The National Republican Club closed its season of luncheon discussion yesterday, with a series of talks on "Cooperation and Efficiency in Religious Work." The symposium was contributed to by a Presbyterian minister, a Catholic layman, a Jewish rabbi, a Salvation Army woman, the Chairman of the World Alliance for International Friendship Through the Churches and a Chinese Professor of Theology.

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FARM BLOC PREPARE WAR ON COOLIDGE IF HE VETOES BILL; Expecting His Disapproval of Relief Measure, Backers Make Ready to Retaliate. WILL FIGHT CONSERVATIVES Mean to Contest Administration's Choice for Floor Leader in Next Congress. MAY DEMAND TARIFF CUTS Heads of Farm Bureau Federation Urge the President to Accept the McNary-Haugen Bill. FARM BLOC PREPARE WAR ON COOLIDGE

By Special to The New York Times

Members of farm bloc in Cong, representing Northwest and So, may form alliance to force reduction if McNary-Haugen bill fails

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Notable Births

Roy Cohn

1927Roy Cohn, American lawyer and political activist (died 1986)[†]

Roy Marcus Cohn was an American lawyer and prosecutor. He first gained fame as a prosecutor of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in their trials (1952–53) and as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954. Cohn had been assisting McCarthy's investigations of suspected communists. In the 1970s and during the 1980s, he became a prominent legal and political fixer in New York City. He represented and mentored Donald Trump during Trump's early business career.

Ibrahim Ferrer

1927Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer and musician (died 2005)[†]

Ibrahim Ferrer was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, ChepĂ­n y su Orquesta Oriental, and Mario Patterson. After his retirement in 1991, he was brought back in the studio to record with the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club, in March 1996. He then toured internationally with these revival groups and recorded several solo albums for World Circuit, before his death in 2005.

Hubert de Givenchy

1927Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer (died 2018)[†]

Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn and clothing for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.

Sidney Poitier

1927Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (died 2022)[†]

Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among his other accolades are two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he was ranked number 22 among the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars". Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.