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March 27, 1955

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DIPLOMATS DOUBT PEIPING WILL OPEN DRIVE IN MID-APRIL; MID-APRIL ATTACK BY REDS DOUBTED Reds Not Expected to Risk Asia Support by Attacking Before Bandung Parley

By Special to The New York Times

diplomatic circles, Washington, doubt Communists will attack in mid-April; hold Peiping will not risk Asian support by attacking before Asian-African conf; lack of Western support for war over offshore islands stressed; Sen Humphrey proposes US strengthen forces in SK to outflank Communists; Sen Bridges holds situation 'very serious,'

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' Silk Stockings' Wields A Political Slapstick

By Brooks Atkinson

ALTHOUGH Soviet Russia is the principal victim of "Silk Stockings," the tone of the new musical lampoon has a familiar ring. It recalls "Of Thee I Sing" and "I'd Rather Be Right" from the" Thirties when the wayward Government of the United States was toasted on the griddle.

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CONGRESS SETS UP PANEL TO SPUR USE OF ATOM IN PEACE; 8-Citizen Group Will Avoid Competition With A.E.C or an investigation of It GROUP TO SPUR USE OF ATOM IN PEACE

By Special to The New York Times

Anderson com creates citizens panel to study and spur energy's peaceful uses; R McKinney chmn; 7 other members listed; Anderson denies panel will conflict with AEC or was created to probe AEC; Strauss lauds it; pledges AEC cooperation

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Columbia Gains Team Laurels In National Collegiate Fencing; COLOMBIA VICTOR IN N.C.A.A. FENCING

By the Associated Press

Columbia wins team champ

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Notable Births

1955Patrick McCabe, Irish writer^[†]

Patrick McCabe is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films.

1955Mariano Rajoy, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain^[†]

Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no confidence ousted his government. A member of the People's Party, he served as the president of the People's Party from 2004 to 2018.

1955Susan Neiman, American-German philosopher and author^[†]

Susan Neiman is an American moral philosopher, cultural commentator and essayist. She has written extensively on the juncture between Enlightenment moral philosophy, metaphysics, and politics, both for scholarly audiences and the general public. She currently lives in Germany, where she is the Director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam.

Historical Context for March 27, 1955

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