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USWA pres McDonald, rejecting US Steel 10.3¢ pay rise offer, cites 20¢ pkg won by UAW; co notes only 9.3¢ of UAW pkg was pay rise
s to outdoor session of NH Legis, Concord; jests about '56 Pres race
driverless car plunges onto NY Central tracks near Scarsdale station, delays rush-hr commuter trains 5-75 mins; car's owner gets summons for improper parking
Pres Tubman unharmed after assassination try during celebration of his re-election; assassin seized; links Opposition party
1955Chris Higgins, English geneticist and academic[†]
Christopher Francis Higgins is a British molecular biologist, geneticist, academic and scientific advisor. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 2007 to 2014. He took early retirement on 30 September 2014, following a discussion at Senate on limiting the powers of the Vice Chancellor. He was previously the director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre and Head of Division in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London.
1955Edmund Malura, German footballer and manager[†]
Edmund "Eddy" Malura is a former professional German footballer.
1955Loren Roberts, American golfer[†]
Loren Lloyd Roberts is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]