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Faure confirms NATO div will be sent; urges order restoration; says he 'supposes' Gruenther agrees; SHAPE aide says NATO consent has not been given
Ark, Kan, Okla, Mo and Tex hit; at least 115 killed, over 700 hurt; Udall, Kan, and Blackwell hardest hit; illus; ARC rushes aid; Weather Bur says it issued warnings 1-3 hrs before storms
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The Transit Authority reported yesterday that it would end the fiscal year--and its existence --on June 30 with a $6,500,000 surplus.
6 mfrs agree to new US standards; Pitman-Moore pres Valentine, others comment; mfrs to be required to test same specific amts of vaccine regardless of batch size rather than on percentage basis; Salk confident, int; sees margin of safety so clearly understood that only grossest human error could upset it; comments on value of recent confs; allays fears on delays in adm of 2d shots; PHS confirms that monkey injected with Cutter vaccine had been paralyzed and died; says full rept from ind labs on Cutter vaccine is not yet completed; cases among vaccinees at 94
1955Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer[†]
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American television producer, professional wrestling booker, promoter, and performer. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later Senior Vice President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and subsequently, the on-screen General Manager of WWE's Raw brand. Bischoff has also worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he served as Executive Producer of TNA iMPACT!. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.
1955Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer[†]
Richard Schiff is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode titled "Talking Points". He is on the National Advisory Board of the Council for a Livable World. He had a recurring role on the HBO series Ballers. He had a leading role in ABC's medical drama The Good Doctor, as Dr. Aaron Glassman, president of a fictional teaching hospital in San Jose, California. He also provided the voice and motion-capture for Odin in Santa Monica Studio's God of War: Ragnarök, released in 2022.
1955Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor[†]
Ian Graham Tracey DL is an English organist and choirmaster who has served as Organist of Liverpool Cathedral since 1980.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]