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Tachen evacuation completed; State Dept says US forces will resume normal operations in Strait but maintain alert against any Communist movements 'obviously' aimed at Formosa; other activity
Asst Sec Werts repts list of deferred occupations will be halved, rept to mil-indus conf, Chicago
Security Council meeting set; agenda; Chou reptdly replies to Hammarskjold message; speculation
temperature drops sharply; rain turns to snow; hrly chart
Kings County grand jury criminal information accuses 7 NYC, 1 LI and 2 Westchester ptl and 3 civilians of conspiracy in courtesy cards racket; charges are misdemeanors; jury gets ct permit to send testimony of 63 other ptl to their superiors for disciplinary action; proposes study of mins and possible dept trials; ex-Ptl Goodrich among those named in charges; Asst Dist Atty Koota sure of getting 13 convictions; comments on expected outcome in case of 63 others; says probe is not ended; plans to summon some 75 other Police Dept members
1955Bill Laswell, American musician and producer[†]
William Otis Laswell is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, world music, jazz, dub, and ambient styles.
1955Chet Lemon, American baseball player and coach[†]
Chester Earl Lemon was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), beginning with the Chicago White Sox in 1975, where he played for six years. He was then traded to the Detroit Tigers, where he played the rest of his career from 1982 to 1990.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]