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January 16, 1955

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Headlines from January 16, 1955

MILLIONS TO ENJOY BARGAIN BOATING; Banner Year Predicted for 1955 -- Small Yachts Have Displaced Luxury Craft

By Clarence E. Lovejoy

What is a yacht? What makes a yachtsman?

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Plant Compresses, Reinjects Gas to Boost Oil Output; GAS IS REINJECTED TO AID OIL OUTPUT

By John G. Forrest

gas conservation plant, Lake Maracaibo, which shoots compressed gas back into wells to raise output, dedicated by Creole Petroleum; only plant of kind in world; illus; co plans others to consume or store through injection 80% of gas it produces

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SOVIET AGAIN BIDS FOR GERMAN UNITY MINUS ARMS PACTS; Offers Parley, 'Normal' Bonn Ties if West Gives Way -- U. S. Ridicules Proposal

By the Associated Press

USSR warns defenses will be strengthened if accords to rearm W Ger are implemented; US and GB discount warning

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PRESIDENT OF PANAMA IS DISMISSED; EX-CHIEF IS JAILED

By Sydney Gruson

Impeached and ousted by Natl Assembly after R Miro charges him with role in Pres Remon assasination; jailed; son and business assocs also held

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AGENCY A BIG HELP TO SMALL BUSINESS; Office Here Lists Contracts Saved, Loans Granted and Information Proffered

By James J. Nagle

SBA aid, NY area, discussed; small firms got $1,394,699 in US contracts, '54 $3,961,274 loans since '53; regional dir Benedict stresses agency does not compete with banks

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1955Jerry M. Linenger, American captain, physician, and astronaut^[†]

Jerry Michael Linenger is a retired Captain in the United States Navy Medical Corps, and a former NASA astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle and Space Station Mir.

Historical Context for January 16, 1955

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

Headlines from January 16, 1955

MILLIONS TO ENJOY BARGAIN BOATING; Banner Year Predicted for 1955 -- Small Yachts Have Displaced Luxury Craft

Plant Compresses, Reinjects Gas to Boost Oil Output; GAS IS REINJECTED TO AID OIL OUTPUT

SOVIET AGAIN BIDS FOR GERMAN UNITY MINUS ARMS PACTS; Offers Parley, 'Normal' Bonn Ties if West Gives Way -- U. S. Ridicules Proposal

PRESIDENT OF PANAMA IS DISMISSED; EX-CHIEF IS JAILED

AGENCY A BIG HELP TO SMALL BUSINESS; Office Here Lists Contracts Saved, Loans Granted and Information Proffered

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Historical Context for January 16, 1955