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Dulles indicates USSR may be intervening in Arab-Israeli conflict by supplying arms to Arabs, press conf; repts he is informed USSR has offered arms to Egypt; GB partly confirms rept
W Francis, 61, blind 10 yrs, regains sight after auto mishap, Riverhead, NY
FHA calls for some form of Govt-backed flood ins; SBA has temporarily loan offices for victims in 6 states; to open 3 more; loan rules described; Army Engineers repts progress in 1st wk of Operation Noah; 112 contracts in progress with $3,243,000 worth of work completed
French and Moroccans to conf, Paris, in effort to form Govt by Sept 12; nationalists may not be in Govt since they insist ex-Sultan be brought to France 1st; Boyer prepares to leave for Morocco; Mokri expected to be on council of throne; Aix-les-Bains accord scored by Gaullist group; defended by Koenig; French Socialist party exec com scores French repression
1955Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor[†]
Aleksander Krupa, often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in Eraser, Blue Streak, Home Alone 3 as Peter Beaupre and The Italian Job as Mashkov. He also notably portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in 2010's action thriller film Salt. Krupa continued to have minor roles in many Hollywood movies, such as X-Men: First Class, Hidden Figures, and The Fate of the Furious.
1955Julie Maxton, Scottish lawyer and academic[†]
Dame Julie Katharine Maxton is a British-New Zealand barrister, legal scholar, and academic administrator. Since 2011, she has been executive director of the Royal Society.
1955Edwin Moses, American hurdler[†]
Edwin Corley Moses is an American former hurdler who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in the event four times. In addition to his running achievements, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.
1955Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player[†]
Anthony "Anto" Thistlethwaite is an English-born Irish multi-instrumentalist best known as a founding member of the folk rock group, The Waterboys and later as a long-standing member of Irish rock band The Saw Doctors.
1955Gary Webb, American journalist and author (died 2004)[†]
Gary Stephen Webb was an American investigative journalist.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]