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March 11, 1927

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MOVE TO AMEND OIL LAW STARTS IN MEXICO CITY AS MEANS OF APPEASING US; FOLLOWS TELLEZ RETURN Extra Congress Session to Initiate Changes Is Favored by Some. OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC Government's Apparent Desire to Aid Companies Is Taken as Promise of Relaxation. GALLIVAN ASSAILS ELIAS Says He and Tellez Spent Here $2,000,000 for Propaganda -- Borah Defies Oil Men.

By Copyright. 1927. by the New York Times Company.special Cable To the New York Times

Movement to amend oil law starts in Mexico City following Amb Tellez's return from Wash

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PRINCETON FAVORS WAR DEBT REVISION, JOINING COCUMBIA; 116 on Faculty Sign Petition in Move to Reopen Question of Allied Settlements. DR. HIBBEN HEADS THE LIST President Says Terms, Lenient as They May Be Made to Seem, Do Not Meet the Situation. SEES ALTRUISM NECESSARY Declares Enlightened Opinion of the Nation Calls for New Policy -- No Further Action Planned. PRINCETON DEMANDS WAR DEBT REVISION

By Special to The New York Times

Promoted petition by Princeton Univ Faculty calling for reconsideration of war debt accords

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Notable Births

Vince Boryla

1927Vince Boryla, American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2016)[†]

Vincent Joseph Boryla was an American basketball player, coach and executive. His nickname was "Moose". He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School in 1944. He played basketball at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Denver, where he was named a consensus All-American in 1949. Boryla was part of the U.S. team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Freda Meissner-Blau

1927Freda Meissner-Blau, Austrian activist and politician (died 2015)[†]

Freda Meissner-Blau was an Austrian politician, activist, and prominent figurehead in the Austrian environmental movement. She was a founder and the federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.

Robert Mosbacher

1927Robert Mosbacher, American businessman, and politician, United States Secretary of Commerce (died 2010)[†]

Robert Adam Mosbacher Sr. was an American businessman, accomplished yacht racer, and a Republican politician. A longtime friend and political ally of George H. W. Bush, Mosbacher served in Bush's Cabinet as Secretary of Commerce from 1989 to 1992.

Josep Maria Subirachs

1927Josep Maria Subirachs, Spanish sculptor and painter (died 2014)[†]

Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. He was controversial, as he did not make any concessions to the style of the architect who designed the building, Antoni Gaudí.

Historical Events

Samuel Roxy Rothafel

1927In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.[†]

Samuel Lionel "Roxy" Rothafel was an American theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. He is noted for developing the lavish presentation of silent films in the deluxe movie palace theaters of the 1910s and 1920s.