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NYS Unemployment Ins Appeal Bd rules jobless actor J Martone eligible for benefits despite his refusal to accept typist job
he urges drive to East to open new lands, Young Communists meeting; repts 42,007,000 new acres plowed
Opening of Canadian Parliament televised; 1st time any Brit Commonwealth Parliament allows TV
Defense Dept releases Stevens document revg Peress case; paper clears Brig Gen Zwicker in Peress promotion and discharge; says Lt Gen Weible and Adams ordered discharge; says Peress was 1 of many med, dental and veterinary officers who got automatic promotions on same day; rept shows confusion, red tape and adm errors in case handling, that Peress was entitled to higher rank from day he entered service, that almost 1 yr elapsed between receipt of derogatory data and discharge; Sens McCarthy and McClellan, Adams comment
performance; M Anderson debut; illus
1955Harriet Sansom Harris, American actress[†]
Harriet Sansom Harris is an American actress known for her theater performances and for her portrayals of Bebe Glazer on Frasier and Felicia Tilman on Desperate Housewives.
1955Mike Reno, Canadian singer and drummer[†]
Mike Reno is a Canadian musician, singer and the lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He fronted other bands, including Moxy, before helping form Loverboy. Reno also sang for the Canadian band Hammersmith in 1976.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]