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vaccine supply to be short temporarily, US; Foundation may be able to immunize 13.5 million instead of 9 million if new 'booster' procedure is adopted; plans no further vaccination program
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Sec Hobby licenses Cutter Labs, Lilly, Parke-Davis, Pitman-Moore, Sharp & Dohme, and Wyeth Labs to mfr vaccine; hails rept; signing delayed by need for Pub Health Service approval
repts evaluation of Salk triple anti-polio vaccine in '54 field trials shows vaccine can be viewed as 80-90% effective; rept revd; illus
gets hon degree from The Citadel
1955Steve Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Steven J. Camp is an American contemporary Christian music artist and pastor. In the tradition of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses, Camp sent out his own 107 theses on Reformation Day, 1998, calling for a reformation in contemporary Christian music: calling Christian musicians to make direct, uncompromising music that confronts the world with the message of the scriptures.
1955Muwenda Mutebi II, current King of Buganda Kingdom[†]
Kabaka Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II is the 36th Kabaka or king of the Kingdom of Buganda.
1955Safet Sušić, Bosnian footballer and manager[†]
Safet "Pape" Sušić is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and technical ability, and is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest European players of his generation. Sušić played for Yugoslavia in two FIFA World Cups, 1982 and 1990, and at UEFA Euro 1984. As a manager, he qualified the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]