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Ital Sen approves West Eur Union, 139-82, completing ratification; Communist demonstration quelled; strike fails
WASHINGTON, March 11-- Val Peterson, Civil Defense Administrator, advised all citizens today to build some sort of underground shelter "right now."
Eisenhower reptdly will veto any Dem cut even if bill includes corp tax extension; reptdly would then send message to Cong demanding immediate corp and excise tax extension; Sen debates cut; Dems score Humphrey; parties rally forces
Livorsi, Giglio get 15-yr jail terms for Fed income tax evasion and concealing assets from sales made during rationing; on bail pending appeal; H M Lawn sentencing set; L J Roth gets 5-yr probation; Livorsi illus
Fuller convicted; gets life term
1955Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (born 1920)[†]
Charles Parker Jr., nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Parker was primarily a player of the alto saxophone.
1955Theodor Plievier, German author best known for his anti-war novel (born 1892)[†]
Theodor Otto Richard Plievier was a German writer best known for his 1948 anti-war novel Stalingrad.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]