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Sec Gen Hammarskjold holds world unready for single govt, s, Stanford U; instead sees organized world in which nationalism can play part
Lucero repts nation 'more and more tranquil' but indicates uneasy peace in some areas; continues reorgn and regrouping of armed forces; Marine and Naval commands abolished as ind commands in Navy Min; these and other moves stir speculation on relative strength of Peron and Army leaders; important sector of Army command reptd disturbed by Peron's excommunication; news of excommunication not pub or broadcast; Peron technically unqualified to hold office as Const requires Pres be Cath; BA normal, chs packed; Army repts 800 rebels await trial; security forces move to prevent new rumor campaign; Lucero scores rumor-mongers; Radical party repts A Frondizi, O Alende, 8 other leaders held, 2 Junin papers closed
Sen Symington warns USSR has 'thousands' more let fighters and light bombers than US and 'probably' leads in long-range jet bombers; holds US leads only in medium bombers
M Berger revs changes in housing, '30-55, in 1st of series on city's changing physical appearance; finds 12,000 slum units replaced with 81,662 pub housing units, 182,000 private units built
42 hurt, 3 seriously, when 2 BMT Sea Beach trains collide head-on near Stillwell Av station Coney Is; illus; motorman Gleason of 1 train charged with ignoring caution signal; suspended; NYCTA gen mgr Bingham at scene; Bklyn Diet Atty investigates
1955E. Lynn Harris, American author (died 2009)[†]
E. Lynn Harris was an American author. Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African-American men who were on the down-low and closeted. He authored ten consecutive books that made The New York Times Best Seller list, making him among the most successful African-American or gay authors of his era.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]