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luncheon for party workers, Los Angeles; Vice Pres Nixon s; Pres Eisenhower message; 2,600 attend
ALBANY, March 14 -- Republican lawmakers agreed in separate Senate and Assembly conferences tonight on most major provisions of a new rent control program.
Gov Meyner urges allotment of $750,000 for rehabilitation
pay adjustment plan reptd being readied
Treason indictment dismissed; ct holds he was denied const rights to speedy trial; par
1955Mickey Hatcher, American baseball player and coach[†]
Michael Vaughn Hatcher is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder, third baseman and first baseman from 1979 through 1990, most notably as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers when he replaced an injured Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series and hit .368 (7/19) with two home runs and five RBI to help the Dodgers win the world championship.
1955Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer[†]
Mohsin Hasan Khan is a Pakistani cricket coach, former actor and former cricketer who played in 48 Test matches and 75 One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1986 mainly as an opening batsman.
1955Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter[†]
Daniel "Dee" Snider is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. The band's 1984 song "We're Not Gonna Take It" reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was ranked No. 47 on 100 Greatest 80's Songs. Snider later formed and was the lead singer in the heavy metal bands Desperado, Widowmaker, and SMFs. He also released several solo albums. Snider was ranked #83 in the Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]