chev ▁surprised ▁the ▁gathered ▁world ▁leaders ▁by ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁Secretary - General ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁" t ro ika ", ▁a ▁three - member ▁panel ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁nations , ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁nations , ▁and ▁the ▁non - aligned ▁( Th ird ▁World ) ▁nations . ▁ ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁never ▁seriously ▁considered . ▁Born : ▁Jason ▁Alexander , ▁American ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁actor ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( S aturday ) ▁, ▁the ▁first ▁atomic - power ed ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁in ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁ship ▁ever ▁built ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁time , ▁was ▁launched ▁at ▁New port ▁News , ▁Virginia , ▁after ▁being ▁christ ened ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁William ▁B . ▁Fran ke , ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁The ▁How dy ▁Do ody ▁Show ▁presented ▁its ▁ 2 , 3 4 3 rd ▁and ▁final ▁episode , ▁after ▁a ▁run ▁that ▁started ▁on ▁N BC ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁mar ion ette ▁How dy ▁Do ody , ▁and ▁host ▁Buff alo ▁Bob ▁Smith , ▁gave ▁their ▁fare well s , ▁Clar ab ell ▁the ▁C low n — ▁who ▁had ▁used ▁p antom ime ▁and ▁hon king ▁horn s ▁to ▁communicate , ▁but ▁had ▁never ▁spoken — ▁surprised ▁his ▁audience ▁by ▁saying , ▁" Good bye , ▁k ids ." ▁ ▁The ▁Dallas ▁Cow