Cleared Lifer Wins $112,291 for Jailing; $112,291 GRANTED IN WRONG JAILING
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Trifon, P: L Hoffner wins $112,291 for 12-yr false imprisonment for 1st-degree murder; was exonerated Nov '52
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June 17, 1955
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Seaway-Power Unit Started
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1st major phase of Seaway project starts as pumping begins to dry up site for powerhouse to be built by Ont Hydroelec Comm and NYS Power Authority
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COPYRIGHT PACT SET; Monaco Becomes 12th State to Ratify Convention
By Special to The New York Times
Conv ratified by 12th state, Monaco; to become effective Sept 16
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Israelis Ask U. S. For Defense Pact; ISRAELIS ASK U. S. FOR DEFENSE PACT
By Special to The New York Times
Israel seeks mutual defense and security pact with US as means of getting US and other Western powers to guarantee Israel's integrity; State Dept repts time not propitious
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HE IS EXCOMMUNICATED BY VATICAN; Church's Censure Includes Other Argentine Leaders
By Arnaldo Cortesi
excommunicated by Pope for 'trampling on Ch rights' and using violence against ecclesiastical dignitaries; decree can be rescinded only by Vatican; text
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Notable Births
1955Mati Laur, Estonian historian, author, and academic[â ]
Mati Laur is an Estonian historian. He has written and coauthored textbooks about early modern Estonia. He has published scholarly articles about eighteenth-century Estonia, which also was the subject of his doctoral dissertation. Despite this narrow specialisation, he is a professor of general history at the University of Tartu.
1955Bob SauvĂ©, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[â ]
Robert F. Sauvé is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, and currently a player agent.
1955Cem Hakko, Turkish fashion designer and businessman[â ]
Cem Hakko is a Turkish fashion designer and businessman. He is the son of Vitali Hakko (1913â2007).
Historical Context for June 17, 1955
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[â ]