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White House announces consulting engineers firm R Heller & Assocs at work on plans to provide adequate White House space for Exec Office; any new bldg or renovation not to change traditional lines of White House; '46 controversy over Truman renovation plan, '52 rept of Comm on Exec Mansion Renovation noted
fire sweeps Port Newark pier; illus; sinks 3 barges, destroys fire truck
J M Dodge orders Commerce Dept rev decision to extend curbs on scrap exports; questions effects on allies; asks study on effect order might have on keeping domestic prices at levels satisfactory to US mills; Eur demand up; statistics
Dulles offers Corsi new State Dept post; assures him security is not issue in dismissal; Corsi blames Walter, alleging Walter resents his liberality and 'contempt' for past adm of law; Dept holds Corsi completed assignment after Eur survey; Corsi to conf with M D Rabb; ADA chmn Raugh, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League score dismissal
Stevenson sets radio s on US policy
1955Yamina Benguigui, Algerian-French director and politician[†]
Yamina Benguigui is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent. She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African immigrant community in France. Through her films, Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.
1955Joolz Denby, English poet and author[†]
Joolz Denby is an English poet, novelist, artist and tattooist based in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]