BOWIE, Md., April 2. -- Splashing over a sloppy course, the Flamingo Farm's Contemplate carried the stable's flaming cerise colors to victory in the Capitol Handicap at the Bowie track this afternoon. A great crowd disregarded the drizzle, lining the rail as Church brought the son of Rire Aux Larmes and Quietude home in front, the odds-on favorite running easily at the finish.

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Fall of Europe's Birth Rates Helps to Console French

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Fall of Europe's rates consoles French

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1927Wesley A. Brown, American general and engineer (died 2012)^[†]

Wesley Anthony Brown was the first African-American graduate of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland. He served in the United States Navy from May 2, 1949, until June 30, 1969. He was involved in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Headlines from April 3, 1927

SAYS SECRECY SPURS DIVORCES IN PARIS; Separation by Mutual Consent Easier There, French Woman Lawyer Asserts. DENIES LAW IS LENIENT Mme. Grinberg, Sailing, Declares It Is "Chic" to Be Feminine Attorney in France.

BUCKNER, RETIRING, STICKS TO DRY VIEWS; Declares Again Law Cannot Be Enforced Here With Present Machinery and Money. REVIEWS RECORD IN OFFICE Dwyer, Wissel, Morse, Carroll and Daugherty Cases Biggest -- Prosecuted Many Himself. BUCKNER, RETIRING, STICKS TO DRY VIEWS

CONTEMPLATE WINS CAPITOL HANDICAP; Odds-On Favorite Makes One-Horse Race of the Bowie Feature Before 15,000. THE HEATHEN IS VICTOR Beats Senator Norris by Length in the Springtime -- Close Victory for Lancaster. CONTEMPLATE WINS CAPITOL HANDICAP

Fall of Europe's Birth Rates Helps to Console French

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