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April 2, 1955

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Headlines from April 2, 1955

$7,277 Bank Bandit Is 'Patron' to Guard; $7,277 BANK THIEF LEAVES AS PATRON

By Unknown Author

Kaufman Delivery Service: truck with apparel hijacked, Bklyn

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Army Tightens Secrecy On Mac Arthur Yalta Data; ARMY TIGHTENS YALTA SECRECY

By Anthony Leviero

Army upgrades classification of records bearing on MacArthur '45 views on need for USSR support against Japan; reverses decision to give NY Times access to data; records reptdly show MacArthur urging 14 days after Yalta Conf that USSR forces pin down Japanese forces in Asia as per '44 official planning; Army history by Dr R S Cline also contains such data; Forrestal diaries entry on MacArthur '45 views cited

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2 SENATORS MOVE TO BAR U.S. FIGHT FOR CHINA ISLES; 2 SENATORS MOVE TO BAR U. S. FIGHT

By William S. White

Sens Morse and Lehman offer resolution holding US lacks legal right to intervene to defend Quemoy and Matsu; would reaffirm defense of Formosa; Knowland assails move as aiding Communists; Long and Humphrey oppose US involvement over offshore islands; McCarthy charges Eisenhower invites war by not stating position on Quemoy-Matsu defense

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STASSEN REJECTS SENATE SUBPOENA; STASSEN REJECTS SENATE SUBPOENA But Inquiry Group Contends Writ Was Served--Aid Chief Ends Interview Curbs

By Russell Bakerspecial To the New York Times

Sen process server tries to serve subpoena; Stassen rejects it; says it is superfluous since he will appear voluntarily; com counsel Kennedy says server's touching Stassen with paper constitutes legal service; Stassen lifts curbs on ints; Morrison, V Pettit and W S Middaugh int, with private atty M Quint present

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Senate Ratifies Bonn Pacts On Arms and Sovereignty; SENATE RATIFIES BONN ARMS PACTS Vote Is 76 to 2, With Longer and Malone in Opposition--George Says Action May Help to Reunify Germany

By Special to The New York Times

US Sen ratifies, 76-2, Paris pacts for W Ger rearmament and NATO membership; Langer and Sen Malone opposed; Sen George sees vote aiding Ger reunification; rearmament ratification progress revd

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Notable Births

1955Michael Stone, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary^[†]

Michael Anthony Stone is a British former militant who was a member of the Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. He was convicted of three counts of murder committed at an IRA funeral in 1988. In 2000, he was released from prison on licence under the Good Friday Agreement. In November 2006, Stone was charged with attempted murder of Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams, having been arrested attempting to enter the parliament buildings at Stormont while armed. He was convicted and sentenced in 2008 to a further 16 years' imprisonment, before being released on parole in 2021.

Historical Context for April 2, 1955

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