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Imperialist aims in Central America revealed by Pres Coolidge's s to United Press Assns
NEW ORLEANS, April 26. -- The Mississippi levee is to be cut to save the city from being flooded by the approaching waters of the swollen river.
On death of Lt Comdr Davis and Lt Wooster in crash of plane Amer Legion
Paris flight, at Langley Field at Hampton
ALBANY, April 26. -- The first official act of Governor Smith upon his arrival here tonight was to issue a proclamation urging the people of the State to aid in the relief of the Mississippi flood sufferers. The proclamation read:
1927Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (died 2006)[†]
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his assassination in 1968. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. King was also a singer who often incorporated music into her civil rights work. King met her husband while attending graduate school in Boston. They both became increasingly active in the American civil rights movement.
1927Joe Moakley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2001)[†]
John Joseph Moakley was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 2001. Moakley won the seat from incumbent Louise Day Hicks in a 1972 rematch; the seat had been held two years earlier by the retiring Speaker of the House John William McCormack. Moakley was the last Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Rules before Republicans took control of the chamber in 1995. He is the namesake of both Joe Moakley Park and the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston.
1927Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.[†]
The Carabineros de Chile are the Chilean national law enforcement gendarmerie, who have jurisdiction over the entire national territory of the Republic of Chile. Created in 1927, their mission is to maintain order and enforce the laws of Chile. They reported to the Ministry of National Defense through the Undersecretary of Carabineros until 2011 when the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security gained full control over them. They are in practice separated fully from the three other military branches by department but still are considered part of the armed forces. Chile also has an investigative police force, the Investigations Police of Chile, also under the Interior and Public Security Ministry; a Maritime Police also exists for patrol of Chile's coastline.