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Tardieu, A, France and America
Statement by J E Harrington urging ban on midtown parking and amendment to building laws to permit construction of ramp garages
WEST POINT, April 30. -- Army defeated Columbia on the diamond today by a score of 9 to 4. Stribling, except for a momentary lapse in the second inning, was the Lions' master at all times, allowing only six hits. Burke was nicked hard at intervals.
1927Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (died 2023)[†]
Greta Marie Andersen was a Danish swimmer who won a gold and a silver medal in 100 m freestyle events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In the mid-1950s she moved to the United States, where she set several world records in marathon swimming in the distances up to 50 miles.
1927Bernard Vukas, Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (died 1983)[†]
Bernard Vukas was a Croatian footballer who played for Yugoslavia.
1927Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (died 2017)[†]
Albert Zafy was a Malagasy politician and educator who served as the fourth president of Madagascar from 1993 to 1996. In 1988, he founded the National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD).