King's Point Honor Man Rejected By Navy; His Mother Was a Red
By Max Frankel
Is refused Naval Reserve comm; lays refusal to fact that mother was Communist
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August 5, 1955
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Soviet Opens New Atomic Tests;; NEW ATOMIC TESTS BEGUN BY SOVIET
By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times
US AEC repts new test series; Eisenhower denies AEC ref to thermonuclear device, news conf; sees tests as matter of course
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BULGANIN REJECTS EISENHOWER PLAN TO INSPECT ARMS; SCORNS AIR CHECK But Soviet Leader Calls President Sincere -- Asks 'Cold War' End BULGANIN REJECTS EISENHOWER PLAN
By Clifton Danielspecial To the New York Times
Bulganin sees conf successful if it sustains friendly spirit of Geneva conf of heads of govt, s, Sup Soviet; indicates USSR stand on specific agenda items
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$5,000,000 'FOUND' BY TRANSIT CHIEF; Patterson Digs Up Inventory Excesses in Rail Yards $5,000,000 'FOUND' BY TRANSIT CHIEF
By Joseph C. Ingraham
super-express to be added in morning rush hr, Flushing-Times Sq IRT line; local service on line to be improved
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EISENHOWER BARS ASIA SUMMIT TALK; Hope Put in Bilateral Parleys With Peiping, but President Reassures Formosa EISENHOWER BARS ASIA SUMMIT TALK
By Dana Adams Schmidtspecial To the New York Times
Eisenhower bars 'summit' meeting on easing tensions, press conf; officials later say US sees hope of settling problems in bilateral talks with Communist China but wants no gen conf now
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Notable Births
1955Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda is an American musician best known as a guitarist of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He was a member of the band's classic lineup.
Notable Deaths
1955Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (born 1909)[†]
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films.
Historical Context for August 5, 1955
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]