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H Riegelman reports on findings of State Comm for Revision of Tenement House Law
Leaves Oakland at 10:40 A M after near disaster at start; reported flying in fog; illus of plane, por; Honolulu preparations
Federal Judge Baker orders "improperly dressed" witness from court room in Elkins, W Va
House wrecker who will demolish mansion offers to sell $150,000 marble staircase for $1
Plenary session fails to end cruiser deadlock
1927Nan Martin, American actress (died 2010)[†]
Nan Martin was an American actress and comedian who starred in movies and on television.
1927Carmen Zapata, American actress (died 2014)[†]
Carmen Margarita Zapata often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program Villa Alegre. Zapata was also the co-founder and director of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles. Zapata took an active part in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Zapata was born in New York City to Julio Zapata, a Mexican immigrant, and Ramona Roca, an Argentine immigrant.
1927Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (died 2021)[†]
Håkon Brusveen was a Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the individual 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won two medals in 1960: a gold in the 15 km and a silver in the relay; in 1956 he placed fifth and fourth, respectively. In 1958 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal, and in 1960 the Morgenbladet Gold Medal. A freelance sports broadcaster for NRK for 35 years, he was a pioneering color commentator of cross-country skiing events.
1927Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by Austrian police in Vienna.[†]
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political center of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.