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NY Trust Co (NYC): thug shot dead, guard and customer wounded in attempted hold-up of 39th St branch; illus
FOA, with White House approval, to offer Vietnam post to Ladejinsky; Dir Stassen reptdly satisfied he meets security requirements; Jewish leaders conf with Benson; he tells them religion played no part in decision; regrets release of Vitt lr
State Dept deluged with queries, contradictions noted; officials hold rulings were made on grounds of 'security and reciprocity,'
Mayor Wagner reveals he will seek legis to change NYCTA structure, int; says city wants greater voice in selecting members; urges members aid city adm to overcome NYCTA law structural defects; H J Klein threatens to resign if other members approve fare rise
1955Mamata Banerjee, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal[†]
Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011, the first woman to hold the office. Having served multiple times as a Union Cabinet Minister, Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time in 2011. She founded the All India Trinamool Congress in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress, and became its second chairperson later in 2001. She often refers to herself as Didi.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]