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March 5, 1955

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KEATING ORDERED TO NAME SOURCES; KEATING ORDERED TO NAME SOURCES Judge Acts After Wiretap Investigator Refuses to Inform Grand Jury

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Judge Goldstein orders Keating identify informants after he declines to name them in 3d appearance before grand jury; Keating holds police and Dist Atty's office were given sufficient data; Asst Dist Atty Melia holds probe will be stymied if Keating does not divulge names of informants; Goldstein permits 18 of 24 members of grand jury to hear Melia and Keating views; NYC Detective Chief Nielson, NY Telephone Co vps R Brown and W Hampton testify

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Notable Births

Penn Jillette

1955Penn Jillette, American magician, actor, and author[†]

Penn Fraser Jillette is an American magician, actor, comedian, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. The duo has been featured in numerous stage and television shows, such as Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, and is as of 2024 headlining in Las Vegas at The Rio. Jillette serves as the act's orator and raconteur.

Notable Deaths

Antanas Merkys

1955Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Lithuania (born 1888)[†]

Antanas Merkys was the last Prime Minister of independent Lithuania, serving from November 1939 to June 1940. When the Soviet Union presented an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that it accept a Soviet garrison, President Antanas Smetona fled the country leaving Merkys as acting president. Merkys ostensibly cooperated with the Soviets, and illegally took over the presidency in his own right. After three days, Merkys handed power to Justas Paleckis, who formed the People's Government of Lithuania. When Merkys attempted to flee the country, he was captured and deported to the interior of Russia, where he died in 1955.

Historical Context for March 5, 1955

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