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April 13, 1927

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Northern Forces Recapture Pukow Without Opposition

By Unknown Author

Northern forces reported to have recaptured Pukow without opposition

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Ganna Walska to Open Beauty Shop in Paris; Voronoff Will Give Monkey Gland Treatment

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

Will open beauty shop in Paris; Dr S Voronoff, gland specialist, rumored as partner

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REDS CALL SHANGHAI STRIKE AS CHIANG WARS ON THEM AND SETS UP A GOVERNMENT; RED CENTRES ARE RAIDED Troops Act at Shanghai, Nanking, Amoy and Hangchow. FIERCE FIGHTS ARE STAGED 15 Are Killed, Many Wounded and 600 Prisoners in Shanghai -- Martial Law in Amoy. CONCESSION GUARDS ALERT Foreign Property Is Occupied at Chin-kiang -- Chiang Rushes Nanking Defense. REDS CALL STRIKE IN COMMUNIST WAR

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

15 killed, many wounded and 600 prisoners in Shanghai

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By Unknown Author

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PLANE NOW IN AIR FOR 50-HOUR FLIGHT; Acosta and Chamberlain Take Off at Roosevelt Field to Seek Endurance Record. ALL'S WELL, SAYS MESSAGE Fliers Must Stay Aloft Till 6:45 A.M., Tomorrow to Set a New Mark -- Over City Tonight. PLANE NOW IN AIR FOR 50-HOUR FLIGHT

By Special to The New York Times

Fliers take off from Roosevelt Field, L I, for endurance flight; drop messages to Levine over G M Bellanca's hdqrs at Mitchel Field

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Notable Births

1927Rosemary Haughton, English philosopher, theologian, and author (died 2024)^[†]

Rosemary Elena Konradin Haughton was a British Catholic lay theologian, who also resided in the United States over a period of 30 years.

1927Maurice Ronet, French actor and director (died 1983)^[†]

Maurice Ronet was a French film actor, director, and writer.

Notable Deaths

1927Georg Voigt, German politician, Mayor of Frankfurt (born 1866)^[†]

Georg Philipp Wilhelm Voigt was a German politician. Voigt was the mayor of Rixdorf, Barmen, Frankfurt, and Marburg.

1927Sabás Reyes Salazar, Mexican Catholic priest (born 1888)^[†]

Sabás Reyes Salazar was a Mexican Catholic vicar and one of many priests martyred during the Cristero War. Reyes was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2000 as one the Martyrs of the Cristero War.