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July 20, 1927

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Artistic View From Airplanes Is Demanded of German Cities

By Copyright, 1927, by the New York Times Co.by Wireless To the New York Times

Touring by plane causes move to have architecture of the future designed so as to present an artistic view from the air

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BRITISH GOVERNMENT CALLS GENEVA DELEGATES HOME TO SEEK CRUISER ACCORD; DEPARTURE HALTS PARLEY Gibson Says British-Japanese Compromise Is Still Unsatisfactory. REPORT DISPLEASES LONDON Bridgeman's Statement of Terms With Tokio Delegation Results in Summons. MOVE COMES AS SURPRISE Executive Session During Day Indicates Gains, but Tonnage and Guns Remain Hitch.

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

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HURL SACCO BOMB AT NICE CONSULATE IN NEW AGITATION; Sympathizers in Europe Revive Attacks -- Explosion Shatters Windows. AMERICANS ESCAPE BLAST Consul, in House With Family at Time, Tells of Receiving Threatening Letters. FRENCH POLICE ACT QUICKLY Will Round Up Radicals Along Riviera -- Demonstration Planned at Paris Brings Precaution. HURL SACCO BOMB AT NICE CONSULATE

By Copyright, 1927, by the New York Times Companyspecial Cable To the New York Times

Sympathizers in Nice throw bomb in garden of Amer Consulate; meeting of radicals planned in Paris

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TUTTLE ACTS TO STOP FIGHT TICKET GOUGE; Reports That $125 Is Asked to See Dempsey Bout Will Be Investigated Today. RICKARD MAY TESTIFY Offers Records of Garden if Prosecutor Seeks to Trace Original Disposition. TUTTLE ACTS TO STOP FIGHT TICKET GOUGE

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U S Atty Tuttle will investigate reports that $125 is asked for tickets to Sharkey bout; Rickard offers to produce, records of Madison Sq Garden

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WEST MUST AVOID UNSOUND FARM AID, COOLIDGE IS TOLD; Murphy, Minneapolis Publisher, Declares the McNary-Haugen Bill Is a Delusion. SAYS PROSPERITY DAWNS Taking Over of Foreclosed Land by the Government Is Urged as Relief Measure. CROP EXPENSES OUTLINED Committee Submits Data to the President to Show Corn Costs $1.42 a Bushel to Produce. WARNS COOLIDGE OF UNSOUND FARM AID

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

F E Murphy commends veto of McNary-Haugen bill in conf with Pres; views on relief action

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Notable Births

1927Barbara Bergmann, American economist and academic (died 2015)^[†]

Barbara Rose Bergmann was a feminist economist. Her work covers many topics from childcare and gender issues to poverty and Social Security. Bergmann was a co-founder and president of the International Association for Feminist Economics, a trustee of the Economists for Peace and Security, and Professor Emerita of Economics at the University of Maryland and American University.

1927Heather Chasen, English actress (died 2020)^[†]

Heather Jean Chasen was an English actress, known for her roles in soap operas; playing Valerie Pollard in the ITV soap opera, Crossroads, from 1982 to 1986 and guest roles in Doctors, Holby City and Family Affairs. Chasen also played many roles in BBC Radio 2's The Navy Lark from 1959 to 1977, and appeared in the television series Marked Personal from 1973 to 1974. She played the recurring role of Lydia Simmonds in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role which received positive reviews from critics and EastEnders crew and cast members. Furthermore, she appeared extensively in theatre productions and film; in 2012, she appeared in a film version of Les Misérables.

1927Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer (died 2019)^[†]

Michael Andreas Gielen was an Austrian conductor and composer known for promoting contemporary music in opera and concert. Principally active in Europe, his performances are characterized by precision and vivacity, aiding his ability to interpret the complex contemporary music he specialized in.

1927Ian P. Howard, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (died 2013)^[†]

Ian Porteus Howard was a Canadian psychologist and researcher in visual perception at York University in Toronto.

Notable Deaths

1927Ferdinand I, king of Romania (born 1865)^[†]

Ferdinand I, nicknamed Întregitorul, was King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death in 1927. Ferdinand was the second son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Infanta Antónia of Portugal,. His family was part of the Catholic branch of the Prussian royal family Hohenzollern.