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July 30, 1927

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DECISION ON SACCO COMING WEDNESDAY; Fuller, After Defense Counsel's Arguments, Says He Will Announce It Then. HEARS PLEAS THROUGH DAY Governor to Work on Ruling at Summer Place -- Witnesses Ask Perjury Test. DECISION ON SACCO COMING WEDNESDAY

By Special to The New York Times

Fuller hears defense counsel; petition of alibi witnesses; meeting banned by police in Munich; Uruguay unions plan meetings; labor organizations in Argentina plan demonstrations; 7 meetings held in N Y C

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Notable Births

Richard Johnson (actor)

1927Richard Johnson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)[†]

Richard Keith Johnson was an English stage and screen actor, writer and producer. Described by Michael Coveney as "a very 'still' actor – authoritative, calm and compelling," he was a staple performer in British films and television from the 1960s until the 2010s, often playing urbane sophisticates and authoritative characters. He had a distinguished theatrical career, notably as a cornerstone member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was once acclaimed as "the finest romantic actor of his generation."

1927Pete Schoening, American mountaineer (died 2004)[†]

Peter Kittilsby Schoening was an American mountaineer. Schoening was one of two Americans to first successfully climb the Pakistani peak Gasherbrum I in 1958, along with Andrew Kauffman, and was one of the first to summit Mount Vinson in Antarctica in 1966.

Victor Wong (actor, born 1927)

1927Victor Wong, American actor (died 2001)[†]

Victor Gee Keung Wong was an American actor, artist, and journalist of Chinese descent.