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Dulles says he invited Hammarskjold to Washington to rept on mission; differs with Knowland stand; voices concern over 2 sentenced Amer civilians; says Chinese hold 4 jet pilots in addition to 11 sentenced fliers
H H Curtice admits GM div is doing some research on lightweight train at request of several rrs, int
2 USSR Academicians cite Lysenko theory in article attacking monopolies in science by single schools of thought
State Prison in state of siege as 4 long-term convicts hold 5 guards as hostages in isolated cell block after unsuccessful escape attempt; chaplain and dr permitted to visit guards; convicts threaten to kill hostages if force is used; demand auto for getaway; illus
Council, 23-2, passes Councilman Ross bill to rename 2 blocks of Leggett Av, Bronx, as Jaburg Av hon late H Jaburg of R C Williams & Co of Leggett Av; Williams Co competitor's name is Leggett Co; Councilman Isaacs charges pol pressure
1955Simon Rattle, English-German orchestral conductor[†]
Sir Simon Denis Rattle is a British conductor with German citizenship. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018, and music director of the London Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 2023. He has been chief conductor of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra since September 2023. Among the world's leading conductors, in a 2015 Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as one of the world's best living conductors.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]