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UN Command protests shooting; Parks demands return of fliers; NKs reptdly fired after plane entered buffer zone; withhold news on fliers; Parks recalls UN spared Communist planes flying over UN territory; USAF search plane also fired upon; map
control acquired by Hoving Corp; pres Moore statement; W Moving lauds mgt; plans no change; control passes from founding families for 1st time in co's I 18-yr history
US scientists at Geneva tell of Knolls, Argonne Labs use of liquid metals to transfer heat generated by reactors thus cutting power costs
USSR Communist party philosophers, press lay ideological basis for new internationalism; Komsomolskaya Pravda article denouncing narrow patriotism quoted
H W Baldwin repts initial mech troubles of F-86D, F-89D, F-94C ended; repts craft are mainstay of US defense
1955Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress[†]
Mary-Anne Fahey credited also as Maryanne Fahey, is an Australian actress, comedian, screenwriter and children's author.
1955Peter Gallagher, American actor[†]
Peter Killian Gallagher is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007, and recurring roles in television such as Deputy Chief William Dodds on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stacey Koons on the Showtime comedy-drama Californication, Nick on the Netflix series Grace & Frankie, and Director of Clandestine Services (DCS) Arthur Campbell on Covert Affairs. He also is known for his roles in the films Bob Roberts (1992), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995),American Beauty (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Palm Springs (2020). In musical theatre, his best-known role is that of Sky Masterson in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls.
1955Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominica-born English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales[†]
Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal,, is a Dominican-British barrister and politician who served as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2016 to 2025. She was the first woman to hold that post.
1955Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager[†]
Edgar Frederick Yost III is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals. He played for the Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Montreal Expos. Since 2025, he has served as a senior advisor to Royals general manager J. J. Picollo.
1955In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.[†]
The Northeastern United States is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. Located on the Atlantic coast of North America, the region borders Canada to its north, the Southern United States to its south, the Midwestern United States to its west, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]