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August 14, 1955

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Headlines from August 14, 1955

RHEE POSTPONES OUSTER DEADLINE; Delays Move Against Korea Truce Supervisors -- U. S. Guards Repel Attackers RHEE POSTPONES OUSTER DEADLINE

By Special to The New York Times

orders halt in violence against US troops shortly before ouster deadline; says he does not abandon ouster objective; reptdly could have stopped demonstrations any time he chose; order came shortly after US troops beat back 3 attempts to storm NNSC compounds; US guards illus repulsing mob, Inchon

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Notable Deaths

Herbert Putnam

1955Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (born 1861)[โ€ ]

George Herbert Putnam was an American librarian. He was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.

Historical Context for August 14, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[โ€ ]