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Hoover Comm ends existence; Hoover says he is ready for more pub service; illus
SLA Deputy Comr Corcoran denounces Shapiro charges; says no competent evidence of corruption was uncovered; charges Shapiro with smear campaign; that he violates law barring investigation Comr from making pub findings except as directed by Gov; sees Harriman condoning Shapiro tactics for pol purposes; Shapiro urges Corcoran ask Johnson and A A Fein why they resigned; says Corcoran errs if he believes charges unfounded; Comr Rohan says Corcoran does not s for SLA
Premier Nu leaves Agr Dept bldg without seeing him after being kept waiting beyond apptmt time; Benson apologizes; explains his delay
3 Calif U researchers cultivate all 3 viruses used for vaccine in amniotic membrane of human placenta, eliminating use of expensive monkey kidney tissue; cite advantages of econ and avoidance of possible allergic reaction to kidney tissue; caution on other viruses in placenta; new culture process will make more monkeys available for safety tests
W Ger accepts USSR inv to discuss ties; does not mention Adenauer trip to Moscow; asks preliminary clarifying talks by Ambs in Paris; Free Dem leader Pfleiderer confs with Adenauer after Salzburg talk with Prime Min Nehru, reptdly on USSR-W Ger ties
1955Nikolai Demidenko, Russian pianist and educator[†]
Nikolai Demidenko is a Russian-born classical pianist.
1955Li Keqiang, Chinese economist and politician, 7th Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 2023)[†]
Li Keqiang was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the seventh premier of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2012 to 2022. Li was a major part of the "fifth generation of Chinese leadership" along with Xi Jinping, the CCP general secretary and president.
1955Lisa Scottoline, American lawyer and author[†]
Lisa Scottoline is an American author of legal thrillers.
1955Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Tongan politician and military officer, Deputy Prime Minister (died 2021)[†]
'Siosaʻia Lausiʻi, Lord Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, also known as Lord Maʻafu, was a Tongan politician, military officer, and member of the Tongan nobility.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]