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Description of wreckage; little hope that fliers survived
Sec of Agriculture Jardine on rumor that he may head it
Severe heat wave
Will submit new unification plan
On needs of Amer merchant marine; comment by A C Dalton
1927Martin Caidin, American author and screenwriter (died 1997)[†]
Martin Caidin was an American author, screenwriter, and an authority on aeronautics and aviation.
1927Janet Davies, English actress (died 1986)[†]
Janet Kathleen Davies was an English actress best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Pike in the long-running sitcom Dad's Army.
1927Gardner Dickinson, American golfer (died 1998)[†]
Gardner Edward Dickinson, Jr. was an American professional golfer.
1927Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (died 2015)[†]
William James Fanning was an American-Canadian catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Often called "Gentleman Jim", Fanning was the first general manager of the Montreal Expos of the National League, and served the Expos in a number of capacities for almost 25 years. As their field manager in 1981, he guided Montreal into the playoffs for the only time in the 36-year history of the franchise.
1927Edmund Szoka, American cardinal (died 2014)[†]
Edmund Casimir Szoka was an American Catholic prelate who served as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State from 1997 to 2006. He previously served as Bishop of Gaylord from 1971 to 1981 and Archbishop of Detroit from 1981 to 1990. Szoka was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.
1927Isadora Duncan, American-Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1877)[†]
Angela Isadora Duncan was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the United States. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western Europe, the U.S., and Soviet Russia from the age of 22. She died when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car in which she was travelling in Nice, France.