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Gruskin, J, stolen car recovered after crash; R Reynolds and S Newman arrested
V Taylor steals 35-mi ride on tail of airplane
4 brought back to White House
French reception plans; Cherbourg difficulties settled
Further details of Courteville's report on Col Fawcett
1927Mathé Altéry, French soprano and actress[†]
Mathé Altéry is a French soprano prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. Mathé Altéry is the daughter of French tenor Mario Altéry. In 1956, both Altéry and Dany Dauberson individually represented France in the first Eurovision Song Contest.
1927Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (born 1847)[†]
Sarah Frances Whiting was an American physicist and astronomer. In February 1896 Whiting founded both the physics and astronomy departments; and was the first professor of physics and astronomy at Wellesley College, where she taught for over 30 years. At Wellesley College, Whiting instructed several notable astronomers and physicists, including Annie Jump Cannon. Whiting was one of the founders and the first director of the Whitin Observatory.