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Molotov, at Big-4 foreign mine dinner meeting, San Francisco, argues for declaration; guests find move superfluous, reject proposal
US Repr Gordon cites some House subcom members concern that US econ aid has bolstered Peron regime; Asst Sec Holland replies; State Dept aides hold aid has been insufficient to justify concern; cite figures
Calif Atty Gen Brown explains US party system to him; Molotov prefers USSR system
Churchill attends unveiling of his statue at Guildhall commissioned by Corp of London; he, statue illus
Mineola fair canceled because of Roosevelt Raceway, fair site, accord with Yonkers for emergency
1955Green Gartside, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Green Gartside is a Welsh singer, songwriter and musician. He is the frontman of the band Scritti Politti.
1955Christine Orengo, British academic and educator[†]
Christine Anne Orengo is a Professor of Bioinformatics at University College London (UCL) known for her work on protein structure, particularly the CATH database. Orengo serves as president of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), the first woman to do so in the history of the society.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]