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April 16, 1927

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GARMENT MEN PICK COLLEGE PROFESSOR AS INDUSTRY'S RULER; Dr. Lindsay Rogers, Columbia Economist, Named to Solve Manufacturers' Problems. STABILIZATION IS THE AIM He Will Supervise a Business Having Annual Output of $300,000,000. FIRST-YEAR SALARY $25,000 Appointee as a Commissioner in 1924, Drew Attention of Cloak and Suit Makers.

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M Copelof, Pres of Natl Wholesale Women's Wear Assn, announces appointment of L Rogers to coordinate and stabilize industry; official title will be executive director of the assn

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CHIANG GETS QUICK ACTION; Majority of Kuomintang Control Committee Backs His Fight. AIM TO REUNITE THE PARTY But a Bitter Struggle Is Likely With a New Civil War in South a Possibility. CHEN ESCAPES THEIR WRATH Right Wing Leaders Declare He Is Loyal, but Is Used as a Tool by the Communists.

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Central Control Com at Nanking, at instigation of Chiang Kai-shek, outlaws Hankow govt, and orders arrest of M Borodin and other Communist leaders, except Minister Chen

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Notable Births

Edie Adams

1927Edie Adams, American actress and singer (died 2008)[†]

Edie Adams was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Pope Benedict XVI

1927Pope Benedict XVI (died 2022)[†]

Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be known as "pope emeritus", a title he held until his death on 31 December 2022.

1927Rolf Schult, German actor (died 2013)[†]

Rolf Schult was a German actor who specializes in dubbing. He provided the German dub for actor Robert Redford, among many others. Until the film Hannibal (2001), he provided the voice for Anthony Hopkins before he was replaced by Joachim Kerzel, and dubbed Patrick Stewart for much of his career.