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2.17-in rain, heaviest of yr, ends heat, drought; accidents; 7 killed, 14 hurt; other effects; chart of daily highs and lows since June 21
Illus at Premier Bulganin country fete
angry crowd of some 6,000 SKs isolates NNSC members in their billets, Wolmi Is, Inchon harbor; shout threats, wave banners denouncing Czech and Polish members; map; US Army guards man barbed-wire barricades and machine guns to bar entrance; SK official says NNSC has been warned to quit Korea by Aug 13 or suffer consequences; says formal statement was delivered at Panmunjom by SK repr on Joint Mil Armistice Comm; 12 fishing boats with some 1,000 SKs circle Wolmi Is; 300-400 SKs stage sit-down strike to block causeway; Korean War Veterans Assn charges US guards wounded 3 SK civilians with bayonets at similar uprising, Pusan; UN Command repts no data on Pusan incident; 8th Army repts Wolmi defenses adequate; some US 7th Div troops reptd preparing to quit front lines to reinforce Inchon area; SK repr says civilian moves are known to Govt; says natl police warn crowd against violence; 2 boatloads of civilian demonstrators seize US Sgt Lee while cruising with Korean friend in launch; give him up to armed US group
Chandler leads
AFL com, after survey, scores 'subsidized indus migration' and plant pirating from estab locations; cites impact on employment; offers program
1955Diddú, Icelandic singer-songwriter[†]
Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir, better known as Diddú, is an Icelandic soprano and songwriter. Educated at the Reykjavík College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, she began her singing career in the 1970s as a vocalist for the popular folk and pop group Spilverk Þjóðanna. She subsequently turned to classical music, particularly Lieder and operas.
1955Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager[†]
Herbert Prohaska is an Austrian former professional footballer. He ranks among Austria's greatest football players of all time. Prohaska works as a football pundit for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). His nickname "Schneckerl", Viennese dialect for curly hair, derives from his curly haircut in his younger years. A talented, elegant, and combative midfielder, Prohaska played as a deep-lying playmaker, and was known for his technique, intelligence, and precise passing.
1955Michael Roe, Irish racing driver[†]
Michael Roe is a former racing driver from Naas, Ireland.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]