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lay authorities take over Cath orphanage, Mar del Plata
Monckton repts strike ends; Govt appts Lord Justice Moms to set higher basic pay for Locomotive Engineers and Firemen sr engineers, probe 3d-yr firemen's claim for higher pay; Rymen's Union to share in awards; unions persuaded to cease 'leap-frogging' claims; Monckton illus
Menon again says release of 4 'opens door' to possibility of freedom for others
Min von Brentano does not exclude Polish areas issue from talks with USSR
1955Polly Draper, American actress, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Polly Carey Draper is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She gained recognition for her starring role in the ABC drama television series Thirtysomething (1987–91).
1955Julie Hagerty, American model and actress[†]
Julie Beth Hagerty is an American actress. She starred as Elaine Dickinson in the films Airplane! (1980) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). Her other film roles include A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Lost in America (1985), What About Bob? (1991), She's the Man (2006), A Master Builder (2014), Instant Family (2018), Noelle, Marriage Story, and A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]