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June 27, 1927

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FINAL BRITISH PLAN FOR MORE CRUISERS EXPECTED AT ONCE; Real Crisis Forecast if Demand Exceeds 300,000-Ton Limit Proposed by America. LITTLE HEADWAY SO FAR Feature of the First Week of the Conference Has Been the Leadership Shown by Gibson. PRESS PLAYS A BIG ROLE All Delegations Meet the Reporters Daily to Defend Their Stand, Then Watch Reaction at Home. FINAL BRITISH PLAN EXPECTED AT ONCE

By Wythe Williams.copyright, 1927, By the New York Times Company.by Wireless To the New York Times.by Wythe Williams

Dominant force at Naval Conf; summing up

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Notable Births

Bob Keeshan

1927Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer (died 2004)[†]

Robert James Keeshan was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. He also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.

Historical Events

Prime Minister of Japan

1927Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference.[†]

The prime minister of Japan is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self Defence Forces.