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Weather vagaries brought death yesterday to three persons on the icy pavements of New York's suburbs, while the city itself had nothing more than a mildly raw overcast.
reactions of Parisians as Seine nears highest level since '24; 2 bridges closed; map
Dr Carlson concurs; Comr Wilson sees 50,000 without facilities by '70; NYS ranks 6th in US in expenditures, but 45th on per capita basis
7th Fleet prepares to aid Tachen evacuation; comdr Vice Adm Pride confs with Chiang and Maj Gen Chase, Taipei; Nationalists still withhold evacuation order; rept repelling attack on Kaoteng Is; encouraged by repts US will include Quemoy and Matsu Islands in Formosa defense line; map
speculation on substance and aims of Eisenhower message; Repr Richards sees Cong giving 'overwhelming support'; Brit diplomatic activity noted
1955Jim Montgomery, American swimmer[†]
James Paul Montgomery is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Montgomery was the first man to break the 50-second barrier (49.99) in the 100-meter freestyle, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won three gold medals and one bronze.
1955Alan Sokal, American physicist and author[†]
Alan David Sokal is an American professor of mathematics at University College London and professor emeritus of physics at New York University. He works with statistical mechanics and combinatorics.
1955Lynda Weinman, American businesswoman and author[†]
Lynda Susan Weinman is an artist, American business owner, computer instructor, and author, who founded an online software training website, lynda.com, with her husband, Bruce Heavin. Lynda.com was acquired by online business network LinkedIn in April 2015 for $1.5 billion.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]