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WASHINGTON, May 3--Bernard Spindel, New York wiretap expert, gave a curious House Judiciary subcommittee a firsthand demonstration of his methods today.
Cong conf agrees to avg 8.8% pay rise retroactive to Mar 1 at $178-million cost; Eisenhower reptdly bars rise over 7.6%; schedule of proposed rises
Sen adopts Johnson motion to limit debate; Carlson and Symington on compromise amendment link with natl security; bill attacked by Malone, O'Mahoney
Councilman Mirabile and Stein, complaining that Wiley ignores City Council and individual Councilmen's traffic proposals, offer bill to curb Wiley and Traffic Dept powers
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1955George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1881)[†]
George Enescu, known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]