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Court of Appeals hears arguments by Assn of Bar of City of N Y and N Y Co Lawyers' Assn on rules for raising standards for lawyers; college training asked
Judge McDevitt padlocks 6 places
Burns at sea; crew rescued by S S Cabo Torres
Gov Smith's lr to Mayor Walker, asking that city deed cite in new civic centre for State office bldg, read at meeting of Estimate Bd; referred to Controller Berry on Walker's motion
Yday, submarine, caught in whirlpool at mouth of River Scheldt
1927Jack Cassidy, American actor and singer (died 1976)[†]
John Joseph Edward Cassidy was an American actor, singer and theatre director. He received multiple Tony Award nominations and a win, as well as a Grammy Award, for his work on the Broadway production of the musical She Loves Me. He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He was the father of teen idols David Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy.
1927Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, Scottish businessman and politician (died 2023)[†]
Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, 12th Earl of Balcarres, Baron Balniel,, known by courtesy as Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, was a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician who was a member of Parliament from 1955 to 1974. He was chief of Clan Lindsay and also acted, from 1975 to 2019, as Premier Earl of Scotland.
1927Franz Mertens, Polish-Austrian mathematician and academic (born 1840)[†]
Franz Mertens was a German-Polish mathematician. He was born in Schroda in the Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia and died in Vienna, Austria.