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April 25, 1955

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Headlines from April 25, 1955

Benson Aide Under Fire; Handled Ladejinsky Case; Effort Being Made to Transfer Cassity to a Less Sensitive Position Before New Senate Inquiry on Security Program AIDE OF BENSON UNDER PRESSURE

By William M. Blairspecial To the New York Times

Effort reptd within Adm to transfer to a less sensitive post J G Cassity, security officer who precipitated Ladjinsky case, before Sen com begins probe of Adm security program; some members of Dept security rev com have misgivings about Cassity; reptdly overruled him in a recent case

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Notable Births

Américo Gallego

1955AmĂ©rico Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach[†]

Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a midfielder, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career.

Parviz Parastui

1955Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer[†]

Parviz Parastui is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.

1955Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks[†]

Zev Siegl is an American keynote speaker and presenter. He co-founded Starbucks, with Gordon Bowker and Jerry Baldwin, in 1971, and was a director of the company during its first decade.

Historical Context for April 25, 1955

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