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Chou says Chinese and Amers are friendly; says former want no war with US, rept to Natl Cong com
US mil officials see ratification of status of forces protocol as test of Ital allegiance to NATO; Italy, Portugal, Iceland yet to ratify
Harriman repts program for aged being drafted, news conf
NY Times survey, revg yr's events since Sup Ct banned bias, finds situation indecisive; Deep South, awaiting decree to implement edict, continues segregation while many communities in border states move toward compliance; major problems following desegregation, as seen in Baltimore, DC and St Louis, are that much segregation continues as result of segregated housing and that Negroes, because of low socio-econ background, comprise majority of slow learners; views of school officials, teachers, students and Negro leaders in DC and Baltimore quoted
WASHINGTON, May 16 -President Eisenhower called today for $28,000,000 in Federal grants to states to make sure that children in families unable to afford Salk vaccine would get the anti-poliomyelitis shots.
1955Bill Paxton, American actor and director (died 2017)[†]
William Paxton was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. A versatile character actor known for his distinctive Texan drawl and everyman screen persona, he was a four-time Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nominee, among other accolades.
1955David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)[†]
David Edward Townsend was an American musician best known as the guitarist for the R&B band Surface.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]