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Dem Natl Chmn Butler derides Nixon good-will tours; scored by Repub Natl Chmn Hall
material relief supplies pour in, NYC CD hdqrs, for Salvation Army distribution; illus; 1st such operation by CD; NYC dir Condon estimates supplies; $850,000 given to ARC fund; ARC rapt on personal hardship survey of 6 states; 35,661 families suffer losses; breakdown by states; 896 homes destroyed; 5,201 heavily damaged; 14,621 less so
repts Govt sponsors new methods study; sees most development gains resulting from conventional methods use, not T D Lysenko theories; repts development of early-maturing corn and rust-resistant wheat most urgent agr problem; repts Govt concern with expanding mechanization overshadows efforts to improve other aspects; blames high costs on heavy labor requirements
NLRB, 3-2, dismisses unfair labor practice charges brought against Teamsters by AFL Office Workers, Portland, Ore; rules unions non-profit orgns, outside Bd jurisdiction; minority scores ruling; says employers will be astonished to learn that unions may commit acts forbidden to employers
NY Times survey of timetables distribution for 10 PM-6 AM service repts many complaints; timetables scarce and hard to read; 1 outright error directing Jamaica-bound passengers on 6th Av IND Coney Is spotted; riders annoyed by some trains arriving ahead of schedule; transportation supt Cusick comments; Patterson encouraged by results so far; sees crime drop, mainly due to police increase
1955Diamanda Galás, American singer-songwriter and pianist[†]
Diamanda Galás is a Greek American musician, singer-songwriter, and visual artist. She has campaigned for AIDS education and the rights of the infected.
1955Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff[†]
Jacob Joseph Lew is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the 28th United States ambassador to Israel from 2023 to 2025. He was the 76th United States secretary of the treasury from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 25th White House chief of staff from 2012 to 2013 and as director of the Office of Management and Budget in both the Clinton administration and Obama administration.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]