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new plan to eliminate traffic jams, N River area, 42d-57th Sts, set; parking to be barred under W Side Hwy to provide 2d southbound lane for trucks; taxi feed line to be formed along bulkheads
Eden asks strike end, radio s; pub disappointed by soft stand; Govt will use emergency powers if appeal fails
Pres at US Mil Acad for '15 class reunion and commencement; illus
Sup Ct decision expected in Peters case
DETROIT, Monday, June 6-- Negotiators for the Ford Motor Company and the United Automobile Workers, C. I. O., bargained throughout the night in an effort to avert a strike.
1955Sam Simon, American director, producer and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons (died 2015)[†]
Samuel Michael Simon was an American television producer and animal rights activist who co-developed the animated sitcom The Simpsons.
1955Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (born 1875)[†]
Duncan Max Meldrum was a Scottish-born Australian artist and art teacher, best known as the founder of Australian tonalism, a representational painting style that became popular in Melbourne during the interwar period. He also won fame for his portrait work, winning the prestigious Archibald Prize for portraiture in 1939 and 1940.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]