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Labor party Parliamentary leaders move to expel him from party for it
Sec Eden urges concessions to end Formosa crisis and lead to discussion of Island's future
Criticizes Repub Adm, s, Dem Natl Com dinner, NYC
Adams repts police tapped 1,081 lines, '54, all under ct order; defends practice as law enforcement aid; says he pub figures to counter misinformation concerning extent of practice; show cause order in Keating contempt action under preparation
D Anderson, Special Asst for Natl Security Affairs
1955Teo Fabi, Italian race car driver[†]
Teodorico "Teo" Fabi is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1982 to 1987. In sportscar racing, Fabi won the World Sportscar Championship in 1991 with Jaguar.
1955Józef Pinior, Polish academic and politician[†]
Józef Pinior is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Lower Silesian Voivodship & Opole Voivodship with the Social Democracy of Poland, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.
1955Miroslava Stern (Miroslava), Czech-Mexican actress (born 1925)[†]
Miroslava Šternová, known professionally as Miroslava Stern, was a Czechoslovak-Mexican actress.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]