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Dulles says Govt reluctantly decides not to issue passports, lrs to kin; cites increasingly belligerent attitude and acts of Communist China; pledges renewal of US efforts to win POW release if UN moves fail
Sen moves to limit Eisenhower authority fade in face of Pres statement and George assurances in Sen s; latter warns jr Dems against making amendments; scares criticism of Eisenhower seeking Cong approval; Humphrey says, he feels reassured and will not press his amendment; Sens Lehman, Morse and Langer still oppose resolution; George opposes drawing line to mark enemy sanctuary; twits Adm on '53 order 'unleashing' Nationalists to attack mainland
Peiping radio assails Eisenhower message as 'barefaced war cry'; charges US plot to 'extend aggression'; Communist Hsinhua news agency denunciation quoted; Moscow press assails resolution
parties drop idea of late Aug or early Sept convs because some states require earlier certification of candidates; Butler to recommend Aug 13; Repubs seen meeting before Dems; Chicago seen site; Dem site com named
Transcendental Aircraft Corp (US) successfully flies craft that takes off like helicopter and tilts rotors forward to pull like conventional plane; nearly 1/2 of conversion cycle undergone; craft reptdly 1st in world to do so; illus; tests backed by USAF
1955Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems[†]
Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. Khosla made his wealth from early venture capital investments in areas such as networking, software, and alternative energy technologies. He is considered one of the most successful and influential venture capitalists. As of January 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$9.2 billion.
1955Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France[†]
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. In 2021, he was found guilty of having tried to bribe a judge in 2014 to obtain information and spending beyond legal campaign funding limits during his 2012 re-election campaign.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]