For the last twelve months the financial world has been watching the remarkable stock market performance of the General Dynamics Corporation. This is the concern that last year launched the world's first atomic-powered means of transport -- the U. S. Submarine Nautilus.

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New Climate?

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Cartoon on USSR peace moves

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1955Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician^[†]

Alexander Cunningham is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton North from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was Shadow Minister for Courts and Sentencing.

1955Martin O'Donnell, American composer^[†]

Martin O'Donnell is an American composer, audio director, and sound designer best known for his work on video game developer Bungie's titles, such as the Myth series, Oni, the Halo series, and Destiny. O'Donnell collaborated with Michael Salvatori for all of the scores; he has also directed voice talent and sound design for the Halo trilogy.

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1955William Thomson Sloper, American stockbroker and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic (born 1883)^[†]

William Thomson Sloper was an American stockbroker and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Sloper, who was 28 when the Titanic sank, traveled as a first-class passenger and was saved after boarding lifeboat #7, the first to be launched from the vessel.

Historical Context for May 1, 1955

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

Headlines from May 1, 1955

THE FINANCIAL WEEK; Good Reports on First-Quarter Earnings Help Market Overcome Nervous Selling

700 Fuller Brushes Now Reach Into Every Cranny of Industry; FULLER BRUSHES SWEEP INDUSTRY

Italy's Left Wing Hails Gronchi's Election as Victory; LEFT WING HAILS GRONCHI ELECTION

Dynamics-Stromberg Merger Leaves Market Still Guessing; MERGER LEAVES MARKET GUESSING

New Climate?

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Historical Context for May 1, 1955