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January 15, 1955

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HARRIMAN DEFERS RACE TAX DECISION IN WAGNER PARLEY; He Says, After 2-Hour Talk, That He First Must See Legislative Leaders MAYOR STILL IS HOPEFUL Consultations Being Held by Aides on Rent Control and Juvenile Laws HARRIMAN DELAYS RACE TAX DECISION

By Paul Crowell

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AMERICAS URGE NICARAGUA TO BAR AID INTO COSTA RICA;; CENSURE APPLIED Council Says Weapons Reached Rebels Via Northern Border Americas Urge Nicaragua to Bar Arms to Rebels

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Organization of American States asked Nicaragua tonight to try to stop war equipment from moving from that country into Costa Rica.

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SOVIET OFFERS U.N. ATOM POWER DATA; Will Send Scientist to Give Details About Operation of Plant Built in 1954 SOVIET OFFERS U.N. ATOM POWER DATA

By the Associated Press

USSR offers to tell conf of experience gained from operating elec power plant; says Skobeltsyn will ask item be put on agenda

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PARIS-BONN TALKS BY 2 CHIEFS MAKE SUBSTANTIAL GAINS; Mendes-France and Adenauer Report Progress on Saar, Arms and Other Issues PARIS-BONN TALKS MAKE GOOD GAINS

By M. S. Handlerspecial To the New York Times

conf with Premier Mendes-France on French-Ger relations, Baden-Baden; communique

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Senators Will Study Stock Market To Find Causes of 16-Month Rise; STOCK STUDY SET BY SENATE GROUP

By C. P. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

Sen Banking (Fulbright) Com votes probe of 16-mo rise; Fulbright says probe will be friendly; sees no wrongdoing; aims; Wall St comment

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Notable Births

1955Nigel Benson, English author and illustrator^[†]

Nigel C. Benson is a British author and illustrator.

1955Andreas Gursky, German photographer^[†]

Andreas Gursky is a German photographer and professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany.

1955Khalid Islambouli, Egyptian lieutenant (died 1982)^[†]

Khalid al-Islambuli was an Egyptian military officer who participated in the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, during the annual 6th October victory parade on 6 October 1981. Al-Islambuli stated that his primary motivation for the assassination was Sadat's signing of the Camp David Accords with Israel and Sadat's plan for a more progressive Egypt. Al-Islambuli was tried before an Egyptian court-martial, found guilty, and sentenced to death by firing squad. Following his execution, he was declared a martyr by many in the Islamic world, and became an inspirational symbol for Islamic movements as one of the first 'modern martyrs of Islam'.

Notable Deaths

1955Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (born 1900)^[†]

Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy, known as just Yves Tanguy, was a French Surrealist painter.

Historical Context for January 15, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people^[†]