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Merrill-Lynch exec Smith scores capital gains tax, Fulbright com
Hogan summarizes conflicting testimony given grand jury by Keating and other witnesses, affidavit supporting show cause order against Keating; affidavit holds detective chief Nielson and police it deny Keating charge they were among raiding party and that $5,000 bribe was offered raiders; repts Telephone Co, police and others deny Keating charge that Co official asked no arrests be made and suggested police be paid for trouble; affidavit repts Co denies having employe named McNab, identified by Keating as briber; other conflicts noted; Keating silent; Adams lauds rept; holds no data in affidavit was kept from him; affidavit outlines events of case, holds all witnesses before grand jury except Keating verify version; holds he admitted before grand jury his sources lacked 1st-hand knowledge of raid
Mayor Wagner aides draft bill to end state representation, make NYCTA autonomous agency with 3 full-time salaried members apptd by Mayor; other provisions; some doubt bill passage
Speaker Heck repts NYS bill will tighten controls, give city power to take over adm
Churchill plan for Apr vacation stirs speculation on retirement
1955Toshio Suzuki, Japanese race car driver[†]
Toshio Suzuki is a former racing driver from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]