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August 26, 1955

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Headlines from August 26, 1955

Governor Plans Buffer Unit In I.L.A.-Pier Board Duel; ALBANY PROPOSES PIER BUFFER PANEL

By George Horne

Gutman, with Harriman approval, proposes creation of 'buffer com' to ease strife between ILA and Comm; strategic victory for union seen; Gutman says no probe of Comm will be made; Gov Meyner repts no request for inquiry; port observers view Gutman proposal as appeasement; say unit could not function with Comm; Bradley proposes T J Miley apptmt to com after Miley chides union for attacks on Comm

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Austrian Physicians And Dentists Strike; AUSTRIAN DOCTORS IN PROTEST STRIKE

By Special to The New York Times

VIENNA, Aug. 25 -- Doctors and dentists struck and demonstrated throughout Austria today against the medical provisions of the new Austrian social security law.

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Foreign Chief Out In Argentine Shifts; Figures in Argentine Political Shifts FOREIGN MINISTER OUT IN ARGENTINA

By Edward A. Morrowspecial To the New York Times

Resigns; por

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Washington to Be Cautious At U.N. Disarming Parley; WASHINGTON SETS POLICY OF CAUTION

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

J Reston repts US, after long study, will strive in UN subcom for ltd accord on alarm system making it impossible for nation to start war without subjecting itself to atomic retaliation; officials base conclusion on assumption foolproof inspection is now impossible, other factors; Stassen leaves Washington for talks, NYC, with Brit and French

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29 Saved in Atlantic Arrive on Rescue Liner; Kungsholm Captain Is Lauded by Crew of British Freighter 29 SAVED AT SEA REACH PORT HERE

By Werner Bamberger

29 rescued seamen arrive, NYC, on Kungsholm; hail its Capt Nordlander; rescue described; Argobeam and rescue launch illus; freighter makes Hebrides, to proceed to Copenhagen after repairs

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Notable Births

1955Ian Dejardin, English historian and curator^[†]

Ian A. C. Dejardin is an art historian who was director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery in Dulwich, England. In August 2016 Dulwich Picture Gallery announced that he would be leaving to become chief executive of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Ontario in April 2017. He is married to Eric Pearson, his partner since 1987, and lives in Toronto, Canada.

1955Giuseppe Resnati, Italian chemist and educator^[†]

Giuseppe Resnati is an Italian chemist with interests in supramolecular chemistry and fluorine chemistry. He has a particular focus on self-assembly processes driven by halogen bonds, chalcogen bonds, and pnictogen bonds. His results on the attractive non-covalent interactions wherein atoms act as electrophiles thanks to the anisotropic distribution of the electron density typical for bonded atoms, prompted a systematic rationalization and categorization of many different weak bonds formed by many elements of the p- and d-blocks of the periodic table.

Historical Context for August 26, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people^[†]