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September 3, 1955

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Headlines from September 3, 1955

Soviet Invites Bohlen To Visit Atom Plant; Soviet Invites Bohlen to Visit Atomic Energy Power Station

By the Associated Press

US Amb Bohlen invited to see plant

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Political Prospects In Morocco Worsen; PROSPECT OF PACT IN MOROCCO DIM

By Michael Clarkspecial To the New York Times

Faure confs, Paris, with Istiqlal leaders; they disagree on makeup of delegation to see ex-Sultan; prospects for pol settlement worsen; nationalists dismayed because Boyer defers Sultan's withdrawal; Boyer visits Oued Zem, other rural centers; dismisses some local officials; some tribesmen contrite; unsurrendered Smala group surrounded by French troops

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PERON FINDS FOES IN FINAL 'AGONY'; In 2 Speeches, He Vows to Impose Peace at 'Whatever Price We Have to Pay' PERON FINDS FOE IN FINAL 'AGONY'

By Edward A. Morrowspecial To the New York Times

vows peace at any price, ss to Cordoba and Presidente Peron groups

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2 PARTIES STEP UP CAMP AIGNS FOR '56; G.O.P. Issues Model Speech, Sets Clinic -- Gov. Leader to Substitute for Truman 2 Parties Step Up Campaigns; G. O. P. Issues a Model Speech

By Special to The New York Times

Sen Repub Policy Com issues suggested s for Repub Sens

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U. S. DEFERS MOVES TO EASE TENSION WITH SOVIET UNION; Puts 'Hold for October' Tag on Major Plans Pending Foreign Chiefs' Parley U.S. DEFERS EASING OF SOVIET TENSION

By Harrison E. Salisburyspecial To the New York Times

US defers moves to widen contacts pending Big-4 foreign mins conf, Geneva, Oct 27; move aimed to strengthen Dulles bargaining position there; some US officials, citing recent USSR moves, fear USSR propaganda advantage

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1955Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Stephen Philip Jones is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the punk band Sex Pistols. Following the split of the Sex Pistols, he formed the Professionals with former bandmate Paul Cook. He has released two solo albums, and worked with Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick, Bob Dylan and Thin Lizzy. In 1995, he formed the short-lived supergroup Neurotic Outsiders with members of Guns N' Roses and Duran Duran. He played with Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir's Cyco Miko, which is still an ongoing project. Jones was ranked No. 97 in Rolling Stone's 2015 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Historical Context for September 3, 1955

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

Headlines from September 3, 1955

Soviet Invites Bohlen To Visit Atom Plant; Soviet Invites Bohlen to Visit Atomic Energy Power Station

Political Prospects In Morocco Worsen; PROSPECT OF PACT IN MOROCCO DIM

PERON FINDS FOES IN FINAL 'AGONY'; In 2 Speeches, He Vows to Impose Peace at 'Whatever Price We Have to Pay' PERON FINDS FOE IN FINAL 'AGONY'

2 PARTIES STEP UP CAMP AIGNS FOR '56; G.O.P. Issues Model Speech, Sets Clinic -- Gov. Leader to Substitute for Truman 2 Parties Step Up Campaigns; G. O. P. Issues a Model Speech

U. S. DEFERS MOVES TO EASE TENSION WITH SOVIET UNION; Puts 'Hold for October' Tag on Major Plans Pending Foreign Chiefs' Parley U.S. DEFERS EASING OF SOVIET TENSION

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